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KMT, DPP Rally Voters Ahead of Mass Lawmaker Recall Vote
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Taiwan's two main parties are gearing up for a decisive recall election on July 26, where the seats of 24 opposition Kuomintang lawmakers are at stake and control of the legislature is in the balance.
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Supporters of Kuomintang caucus whip Fu Kun-chi rally in the party's stronghold of Hualien
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on Taiwan's east coast. Fu is one of 24 lawmakers from Taiwan's main opposition party
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that may have their terms cut short as they face a recall vote on July 26th.
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The opposition party needs to keep as many seats in the legislature as possible to prevent
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the ruling Democratic Progressive Party from tipping the balance of power in a by-election.
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Currently, opposition parties hold the legislature by a margin of 11 seats.
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But the KMT's own campaigns to remove ruling DPP lawmakers have fallen through one by
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one, and several are now at the center of investigations into alleged signature fraud.
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Meanwhile, recall campaigners are rounding up voters
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who must cast their ballots in person at their registered districts on voting day.
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The campaigns and the DPP are looking to get more votes in favor of removal than against.
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Which side can get more supporters in the voting booth
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could bring a political shake-up like the country has never seen before.
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Joseph Wu and Tiffany Wong for Taiwan Plus.
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