The main opposition Kuomintang are rallying around Keelung Mayor George Hsieh ahead of a potential recall vote. Authorities are counting to see if there are enough signatures of support to hold a recall.
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00:00Taiwan's main opposition party, the Kuomintang, is calling on supporters to back Keelung Mayor
00:06George Hsieh as he faces a possible recall vote.
00:10The mayor's opponents say his controversial handling of a land dispute is reason enough
00:15to remove him. They say they have enough signatures to hold a recall.
00:20The Kuomintang is already campaigning to help Hsieh keep his position.
00:25The Kuomintang's recall vote is related to next year's Congress and the future of Taiwan.
00:33So I think this recall vote is not legitimate.
00:37I think the future recall vote is a form of harm to Taiwan's democracy.