Taiwan's Recall Saga: A Tale of Two Parties

What is a Political Recall? A political recall means that the sovereign power lies with the people and they have the right to recall their representatives if they fail to perform their functions in a proper manner. ( https://www.politicalsciencenotes.com/articles/system-of-recall-advantages-and-disadvantages-of-recall-system/326 ) A political recall is the process by which citizens can remove elected officials from office before their terms end. This process typically includes the circulation of petitions by recall organisers, the evaluation of signatures by election officials, and a public vote if the petitions are deemed to have sufficient valid signatures. ( https://ballotpedia.org/Recall_(political) ) Old Public Officials Election and Recall Act According to the old recall law in Taiwan, in order for a recall to succeed, the number of "yes" votes would have to exceed the number of "no" votes, and the recall votes would have to account for more than 25 percent ...