Taiwan, recall election
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Early results of the hugely controversial vote indicate the opposition will keep its majority in Taiwan's parliament.
Taiwanese voters have rejected a bid to oust about one-fifth of their lawmakers from the opposition Nationalist Party in a recall election
Taiwanese voters have rejected a bid to oust about one-fifth of their lawmakers from the opposition Nationalist Party in a recall election, a setback for President Lai Ching-te.
The votes could reshape the island democracy's parliament and the government's approach to its powerful neighbor.
Taiwan's government said the island's largest-ever recall vote has faced "unprecedented" election interference by China, which claims the democratically governed island as its own, over Taiwan's rejection.
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