#TAIWAN: Pro-Beijing Mayor Loses Recall Election

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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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#UK: Disgraced Member Of Parliament Booted From Office By Recall Petition

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Disgraced Labour Party MP Fiona Onasanya has been forced out in her Peterborough seat in parliament following a recall petition.

A spokeswoman for Peterborough City Council said that 19,261 people signed the recall petition, amounting to 27.64 per cent of those eligible to sign, meaning the seat is now vacant and a special by-election must now be held to fill it.

Onasanya, 35, who was elected as a Labour MP, served just 28 days of a three-month prison sentence for lying about who was driving her car when it was caught speeding in July 2017.
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#MYANMAR: Parliament Rejects Bill To Remove MPs With 1% Recall Petitions

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With opponents calling it undemocratic - and aimed at removing the current speaker of parliament - legislators rejected a bill that would have allowed members to be recalled and removed by one percent of their constituents. Some felt the move was too close to the November election.