Taiwan: DPP looks to temper expectations in upcoming recall vote

The Democratic Progressive Party is trying to temper expectations in the recall campaign, after President Lai Ching-Te suggested that up to 15 Kuomintang legislators could be ousted. 

Recalls against 24 legislators from the Kuomintang Party made the July 26th ballot, as well as Hsinchu Mayor Ann Kao. The mass recall campaign was launched by the Democratic Progressive Party against 41 members of the Kuomintang and Taiwan People's Party, and the DPP faced numerous recalls, leading to efforts against 79 legislators. Two efforts against DPP members are outstanding.

The recalls started after the KMT passed laws targeting the Constitutional Court, the budget and looking to change the recall act itself. 

The Kao recall is suspended following a corruption investigation.

Here's an editorial looking into what the numbers mean, including the fact that the KMT need to lose more than 6 seats to lose their majority.