High-stakes recall election being held


Pro-China camp: A KMT supporter attending a rally against the recall campaign in Taipei. — Reuters

VOTERS turned out at schools, temples and community centres yesterday to cast their ballots in a high-stakes recall election that could give President Lai Ching-te’s party control of parliament.

Civic groups backed by Lai’s Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) are seeking to unseat 31 lawmakers belonging to the main opposition Kuomintang (KMT) party, which they accuse of being pro-China and a threat to the democratic island’s security.

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