REASONABLE ACTION? Johnny Chiang said residents must decide whether it is fair for political forces to compel them to judge the city government before its term is up
Taipei Times
Date: Jun 06, 2020
By: Shih Hsiao-kuang, Wang Jung-hsiang and
Jake Chung / Staff reporters, with staff writer
People hold up yellow ribbons of a campaign to recall Kaohsiung Mayor Han Kuo-yu at the Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit’s Formosa Boulevard Station last night at a final rally before the recall election today.
Photo: CNA
The Central Election Commission in April verified public endorsement for a recall petition to remove the KMT mayor from office. The recall vote is to be held today.
Civic groups initiated the recall petition in June last year, after Han announced a presidential bid less than six months into his mayoral term.
The groups yesterday started with a procession through Kaohsiung, gathering at Yuandi Temple in Zuoying District (左營) before setting out toward Nanzih District (楠梓), with supporters lining the streets to greet them. [FULL STORY]
