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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00:00Supporters of Kuomintang caucus whip Fu Kun-chi rally in the party's stronghold of Hualien

00:08on Taiwan's east coast. Fu is one of 24 lawmakers from Taiwan's main opposition party

00:13that may have their terms cut short as they face a recall vote on July 26th.

00:19The opposition party needs to keep as many seats in the legislature as possible to prevent

00:32the ruling Democratic Progressive Party from tipping the balance of power in a by-election.

00:38Currently, opposition parties hold the legislature by a margin of 11 seats.

00:49But the KMT's own campaigns to remove ruling DPP lawmakers have fallen through one by

01:05one, and several are now at the center of investigations into alleged signature fraud.

01:15Meanwhile, recall campaigners are rounding up voters

01:18who must cast their ballots in person at their registered districts on voting day.

01:23The campaigns and the DPP are looking to get more votes in favor of removal than against.

01:38Which side can get more supporters in the voting booth

01:41could bring a political shake-up like the country has never seen before.

01:45Joseph Wu and Tiffany Wong for Taiwan Plus.

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