Final reminder: Time's up, no more chances
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In the bustling streets of New Taipei City, members of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Council were seen signing petitions amidst the markets and parks of the Banciao and Shulin districts. Their mission? To assist grassroots movements in collecting signatures for the recall of Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) legislators. With the deadline for submitting signatures for the second phase of these recall campaigns looming, civic groups across the nation have ramped up their efforts.
The Taipei Times captured the scenes of this citizen-led initiative in a poignant photograph.
(On a related note, recent recall campaigns against KMT legislators in New Taipei City have seen a mix of petition drives and legal investigations.)
Take the cases of Hung Mong-kai and Yeh Yuan-chih, KMT legislators from the 1st and 7th districts of New Taipei respectively. Campaigners managed to amass no less than 50,592 and 32,000+ signatures respectively, more than enough to kick-start the recall process (1.3 times the threshold in each case). Yeh's petition submissions are scheduled for May 5th[1]. Hung, however, is taking a more proactive approach and urging his supporters to stand by him in the upcoming vote[1].
(It's also important to note that the investigation of KMT New Taipei City Branch Secretary-General Chen Chen-jung has been ongoing, following allegations of forging signatures in recall campaigns targeting DPP lawmakers Su Chiao-hui and Lee Kuen-cheng. Other local KMT officials, including Chu Pei-yi, Lo Ta-yu, and Tsai Kan-tzu, were questioned and released[2][3]. The KMT has been vocal in their denouncement of these raids as "political retaliation"[2].)
On a broader scale, Taiwan’s Central Election Commission has set May deadlines for verifying the legitimacy of petitions against KMT legislators. Assuming the signatures are validated, voting would be required 20-60 days after[5]. This rapid progress could well be on the horizon if the verification process moves smoothly.
These developments serve as a powerful testament to the surge of grassroots mobilization against KMT legislators, as well as ongoing legal challenges around alleged misconduct in recall procedures. Stay tuned for updates in this intriguing political landscape.
- Civic groups in Taipei City, such as those in the Banciao and Shulin districts, are currently increasing their efforts to collect signatures for the recall of Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) legislators, as part of the ongoing recall campaigns against KMT members in New Taipei City.
- The Taipei Times recently captured images of members from the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Council assisting in these petition drives amidst the city's markets and parks.
- The general news, politics, and war-and-conflicts sections have been discussing the recent recall campaigns against KMT legislators, which have seen a mix of petition drives and legal investigations.
- The nationalist political landscape in Taiwan is undergoing significant changes due to these recall campaigns and investigations into alleged misconduct in the recall procedures, with the deadline for verifying the legitimacy of petitions set by the Central Election Commission in May.
