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https://scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3087833/han-kuo-yu-who-lost-taiwan-presidential-race-january-now-facing
China/ Politics

Han Kuo-yu, who lost Taiwan presidential race in January, now facing a recall as mayor

  • Han had been criticised for running as KMT candidate against the DPP incumbent, Tsai Ing-wen, just months after being elected mayor
  • If he is ousted, the fallout would mean a stronger DPP hold on Taiwan politics and a possible revamping of KMT leadership
Han Kuo-yu lost out to incumbent Tsai Ing-wen in January’s presidential elections in Taiwan. Photo: Reuters

Voters in Taiwan’s southern port city of Kaohsiung lined up on Saturday morning to cast ballots on a recall motion of mayor Han Kuo-yu, a vote that will have ripple effects on the island’s future elections.

Han, a 62-year-old former legislator from New Taipei, drew harsh criticism from the public over his failed bid for president in January as the Kuomintang (KMT) candidate against the incumbent Tsai Ing-wen of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) – less than six months after he won a surprising victory as Kaohsiung mayor.