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Independent Kaohsiung councilor survives recall
‘ENDING HATRED’: Huang Jie thanked Fongshan District residents for their support in the ‘retributive’ recall, calling the result a victory for democracy and pro-Taiwan forces
By Jason Pan / Staff reporter
Independent Kaohsiung City Councilor Huang Jie (黃捷) yesterday weathered a recall vote to retain her councilor seat in Fongshan District (鳳山).
Kaohsiung City Election Commission data showed that 65,391 people voted against recalling her, while 55,261 voted in favor.
The voter turnout was 41.54 percent, the data showed.
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Hsu Chih-chieh, left, hands a tissue to independent Kaohsiung City Councilor Huang Jie, center, as the result of a failed recall vote against her was announced in Kaohsiung yesterday.
Kaohsiung city councilor survives recall vote
02/06/2021 08:48 PM
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Kaohsiung City Councilor Huang Jie (right) speaks after the recall vote count was completed. CNA photo Feb. 6, 2021
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Taipei, Feb. 6 (CNA) A vote to recall independent Kaohsiung City Councilor Huang Jie (黃捷) failed on Saturday, falling short of the two legal thresholds, according to the city s Election Commission.
The final results of the election in the Kaohsiung City district of Fongshan showed 65,391 votes (54.2 percent) against the recall and 55,261 votes (45.8 percent) in favor of it, with a 41.54 percent turnout, the commission said.
Kaohsiung city councilor survives recall vote (update)
02/06/2021 10:06 PM
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Taipei, Feb. 6 (CNA) A vote to recall independent Kaohsiung City Councilor Huang Jie (黃捷) failed on Saturday, falling short of the two legal thresholds, according to the city s Election Commission.
The final results of the election in the Kaohsiung City district of Fongshan showed 65,391 votes (54.2 percent) against the recall and 55,261 votes (45.8 percent) in favor of it, with a 41.54 percent turnout, the commission said.
Under Taiwan law, for a recall vote to pass, at least 25 percent of eligible voters or 72,892 in Huang s case must vote in favor of it, and they must outnumber those who vote against it.
Parade held to promote Kaohsiung recall
STARTING A TREND: The effort to remove Huang Jie comes as a Taoyuan City Councilor was removed from office on Friday after a recall vote held last week
By Chen Wen-chan, Ko Yu-hao and Jake Chung / Staff reporters, with staff writer and CNA
Organizers of a campaign to recall independent Kaohsiung City Councilor Huang Jie (黃捷) yesterday held a parade to drum up support ahead of the vote next month.
Campaign spokesperson Hsu Shang-hsien (徐尚賢) urged Fongshan District (鳳山) residents to vote to recall Huang on Feb. 6, to “teach the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) a lesson.”
Wecare Kaohsiung founder Aaron Yin (尹立), who in June last year initiated an effort to recall then-Kaohsiung mayor Han Kuo-yu (韓國瑜) of the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT), said the campaign to recall Huang was an effort to seek revenge for Han’s removal.