Han Kuo-yu, the opposition candidate in this year’s Taiwanese presidential election, has been removed as mayor of the city of Kaohsiung following an unprecedented recall vote. Han, 62, conceded defeat after more than 900,000 eligible voters backed his removal for being “unfit” for office.
He was the first Taiwanese official ever to be removed in this way, a result that will have a ripple effect on future elections.
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