Focus Taiwan
Date: 06/07/2020
By: Yu Hsiang and Chiang Yi-ching

Taipei, June 7 (CNA) Once seen as an ascendant political figure, Kaohsiung Mayor Han Kuo-yu (韓國瑜) has instead become a "fallen star," as the city that propelled him to stardom in 2018 voted overwhelmingly to recall him on Saturday.

Han, described as a "fallen star of the Kuomintang (KMT)" by Bloomberg News, is the first municipality leader in Taiwan's history to be recalled, having served as Kaohsiung mayor for only 528 days.

The final results of the election showed 939,090 votes (97.4 percent) in favor of the recall and 25,051 (2.6 percent) against, with 42.14 percent turnout, according to the Kaohsiung City Election Commission.

Under Taiwan's law, the recall of a municipality leader requires a turnout of at least 25 percent of eligible voters — 574,996 in Kaohsiung's case — and a majority vote in favor of the recall.
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