In 2025,

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civic groups with the support of the

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(DPP) initiated a

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(, Great Recall Wave) aiming to

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Background

In 2024, after the inauguration of

(KMT) and

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(TPP) legislators in the

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, a series of controversies arose, including the reforms to legislative powers, the passage of three major bills—the Constitutional Court Procedure Act (CCPA), the Public Officials Election and Recall Act, and the Act Governing the Allocation of Government Revenues and Expenditures—as well as budget cuts to the 2025 national budget. These bills would redistribute portions of national budget from the central to local governments, most of which are controlled by the KMT, expand the powers of parliament to the detriment of the executive (DPP-led) and obstruct the functioning of the

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. In response, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and civic groups launched the

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in an attempt to block the passage of these controversial bills. However, due to their numerical disadvantage in the

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, they were ultimately unable to prevent the from passing all the proposed legislation. As a result, civic groups began organizing petitions to recall certain KMT legislators. On 4 January, DPP caucus leader

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publicly called for a large-scale recall of all KMT district legislators. The first recall vote proposals were submitted on 3 February, the earliest possible day given that only lawmakers who have been in office for at least a year are eligible for recall. As of 10 March, recall campaigns had been expanded to include 34 of 39 KMT district legislators. In response, the KMT also initiated counter-recall efforts against fifteen DPP legislators. The movement eventually expanded to include local government officials, such as mayors and councilors, evolving into a nationwide recall battle between the

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and

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camps. On 20 June 2025, the Central Election Commission scheduled the recall elections for 26 July 2025, and stated that 24 lawmakers and one mayor were subject to recall votes. Republished as:

References

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