Campaigners Battle for Votes in Final Weekend Before Recall Elections

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With just days to go before the first round of recall votes on July 26, partisan tensions reach a new high as pro- and anti-recall campaigners seize the final weekend to drum up support.

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00:00It's the last weekend until voters decide the fate of 24 Kuomintang lawmakers in a critical

00:06RICO vote on July 26. Campaigners are ready to hit the streets of Taipei over the weekend

00:11in the last thrust to sway people's votes. Police say roads around the legislature in

00:16Taipei will be restricted on Saturday for at least 24 hours for a pro-RICO rally.

00:22Pro-RICO groups have also gone on social media, calling on locally registered voters living in

00:26other parts of the country to come home to vote yes, while the KMT has been touring major cities

00:32to urge people to vote no. Meanwhile, a number of controversies around the legality of campaign

00:38activities are fueling partisan tension. In Taoyuan in northern Taiwan, photos are circulating

00:43online of campaign flyers being sent along with election notices, which would be a legal

00:49violation. The local election commission says it's looking into the matter, but the ruling

00:53Democratic Progressive Party has been quick to accuse the KMT of misconduct.

00:58According to the decision-making law, we can't假代 the ballot. If it's假, we may

01:04be prosecuted in three years. This is a new rule. But until now, this is a big deal.

01:11Have you seen the leaders of the Taipei government and the leaders of the Taipei government

01:16who are the leaders of the KMT, who are the leaders of the KMT, who are the leaders of

01:23the KMT. The subject of the controversy, KMT legislator Lu Mingzhe has rejected the claims

01:28and accused the DPP of staging the photos, with camera footage of what he claims as evidence.

01:34The potential interference may come from outside. On Thursday, the Mainland Affairs Council,

01:39which governs relations with China, says posts about Taiwan's RICO movement have gained traction

01:44on Chinese social media.

01:46Who should be prosecuted? Who should not be prosecuted?

01:49There are all the Taiwanese people who have decided to decide.

01:52That's why we don't want to threaten Taiwan.

01:56With just days to go before the critical vote, pro and anti-RICO campaigners are keeping their

02:01feet on the gas to win as much support as they can, awaiting the judgment of the people.

02:06Andy Xuen and Yan Yunlin in Taipei for Taiwan Plus.

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