Taiwan's progressives reckon with utter failure of 'Great Recall' against opposition

The “Great Recall” of more than two dozen opposition lawmakers in Taiwan over the weekend greatly disappointed the president and his progressive supporters.

All 24 members of the Kuomintang, or KMT, survived the coordinated challenge of their office on Saturday, smashing the ruling Democratic Progressive Party’s hopes of taking control in the Legislative Yuan. Hsinchu Mayor Kao Hung-an, also a member of the KMT, survived her Saturday recall as well.