Recall Law Amendments Upheld by Taiwan's Legislature

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Taiwan's legislature has voted to uphold controversial amendments to the recall law aimed at tightening regulations on removing elected officials just as the country faces a wave of over 40 recall petitions.

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00:00Taiwan's opposition-led legislature has voted to uphold amendments that make it harder to

00:05recall politicians, rejecting the cabinet's attempt to overturn them.

00:11Lawmakers passed changes to Taiwan's recall law last December, requiring voters seeking

00:15to recall lawmakers to provide ID when signing petitions.

00:19The cabinet submitted a motion to reconsider the amendments a week ago, requesting the

00:24legislature hold another vote.

00:27It's the third time the opposition-dominated legislature has upheld amendments over cabinet

00:31objections.

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