Taiwan populist mayor Han Kuo-yu recalled in historic vote

[striver44]

Taiwan populist mayor Han Kuo-yu recalled in historic vote

by AFP23:53, 6 JUNE 2020


A populist Taiwanese mayor was recalled by voters on Saturday, abruptly ending the rise of a politician whose failed presidential bid had favoured closer ties with China.

The historic recall by citizens in the democratic island that Beijing regards as part of its own territory — vowing to one day seize it, by force if necessary — comes as tensions with China surge.

Kuomintang election rally in Taipei on January 10. File Photo: Han Kuo-yu/Facebook.
Han Kuo-yu was ousted by more than 40 percent of eligible voters in the southern city of Kaohsiung, with 97 percent of the ballots cast calling for the recall, according to the city’s elections commission.


A little known political outsider, Han swept to victory in Kaohsiung in November 2018, and then defeated a host of powerful insiders to run as Kuomintang’s presidential candidate.

But his unsuccessful presidential bid also proved his local undoing, with residents of his city feeling ignored, and populist promises to make citizens “filthy rich” unfulfilled.

WeCare Kaohsiung, one of the groups spearheading efforts to unseat him, accused Han of neglecting his duties as mayor when he took three months of leave for his presidential run less than a year after being elected.

The DPP described the result as “an important milestone for Taiwan’s democratic progress.”

Han Kuo-yu and Carrie Lam. File photo: inmediahk.net.
It is the first time a municipal mayor has been successfully recalled since Taiwan lifted martial law and held its first democratic presidential elections in 1996.

Kaohsiung will have to hold a by-election within three months to elect a new mayor, who will serve out the remainder of the four-year term.

Tensions between Taipei and Beijing have surged since President Tsai Ing-wen’s election in 2016, because her government considers the island to be a de facto independent state rather than a part of China.

https://hongkongfp.com/2020/06/06/taiwan-populist-mayor-han-kuo-yu-recalled-in-historic-vote/

 

[striver44]

I still remember how pro China PDF forumer places their bet on him to become Taiwan president. Not only he lost the election now he's ousted as mayor.

 

[IblinI]

I still remember how pro China PDF forumer places their bet on him to become Taiwan president. Not only he lost the election now he's ousted as mayor.

As a hardcore anti China guy, you need to do a bit more research on your "enemy".
We dont't picked between two bad apples, bet on a KMT guy with double face? just no.
This news was trending on Weibo and interestingly fact for you, most people either celebrated or don't give a shit.

 

[GHALIB]

Taiwan populist mayor Han Kuo-yu recalled in historic vote

by AFP23:53, 6 JUNE 2020


A populist Taiwanese mayor was recalled by voters on Saturday, abruptly ending the rise of a politician whose failed presidential bid had favoured closer ties with China.

The historic recall by citizens in the democratic island that Beijing regards as part of its own territory — vowing to one day seize it, by force if necessary — comes as tensions with China surge.

Kuomintang election rally in Taipei on January 10. File Photo: Han Kuo-yu/Facebook.
Han Kuo-yu was ousted by more than 40 percent of eligible voters in the southern city of Kaohsiung, with 97 percent of the ballots cast calling for the recall, according to the city’s elections commission.


A little known political outsider, Han swept to victory in Kaohsiung in November 2018, and then defeated a host of powerful insiders to run as Kuomintang’s presidential candidate.

But his unsuccessful presidential bid also proved his local undoing, with residents of his city feeling ignored, and populist promises to make citizens “filthy rich” unfulfilled.

WeCare Kaohsiung, one of the groups spearheading efforts to unseat him, accused Han of neglecting his duties as mayor when he took three months of leave for his presidential run less than a year after being elected.

The DPP described the result as “an important milestone for Taiwan’s democratic progress.”

Han Kuo-yu and Carrie Lam. File photo: inmediahk.net.
It is the first time a municipal mayor has been successfully recalled since Taiwan lifted martial law and held its first democratic presidential elections in 1996.

Kaohsiung will have to hold a by-election within three months to elect a new mayor, who will serve out the remainder of the four-year term.

Tensions between Taipei and Beijing have surged since President Tsai Ing-wen’s election in 2016, because her government considers the island to be a de facto independent state rather than a part of China.

https://hongkongfp.com/2020/06/06/taiwan-populist-mayor-han-kuo-yu-recalled-in-historic-vote/

very good .

 

[Joe Shearer]

As a hardcore anti China guy, you need to do a bit more research on your "enemy".
We dont't picked between two bad apples, bet on a KMT guy with double face? just no.
This news was trending on Weibo and interestingly fact for you, most people either celebrated or don't give a shit.

...and here you are, a hardcore pro China guy person, with exactly nothing to add to what was said other than to deny that it makes a difference to China; nothing new, we didn't expect you to stand up and say that it was a setback and that the Manchurian Candidate failed.

Your presentation of alternative reactions by 'most people' was most unfortunate; you are obviously not celebrating.

 

[striver44]

...and here you are, a hardcore pro China guy, .

Iblinl is a girl, a pretty one

 

[IblinI]

a hardcore pro China guy

There is no neutral stance when it comes to loving your mother land.
Thanks for "lecturing" me a Chinese matter btw.

 

[Joe Shearer]

Iblinl is a girl, a pretty one

Edited and corrected.

There is no neutral stance when it comes to loving your mother land.
Thanks for "lecturing" me a Chinese matter btw.

My profession was lecturing, in case you didn't know.

 

[IblinI]

Edited and corrected.



My profession was lecturing, in case you didn't know.

obviously the "teacher" needs to do a ton more reserch on this matter, we put the bet on a
guy who interfered Hongkong matter,might sound logical in your part of the world.

 

[Joe Shearer]

obviously the "teacher" needs to do a ton more reserch on this matter, we put the bet on a
guy who interfered Hongkong matter,might sound logical in your part of the world.

You don't know much about teaching, it seems; a teacher who is not willing to learn, who is not willing to take up research, is no teacher at all, he is just a rent-seeker who depends on his learning of forty years ago to make a living. He doesn't teach; he sells learning.

Now that you have explained matters so clearly, with those lucid texts and your reminder about interference in Hong Kong, I am quite satisfied that you are not neutral when it comes to loving your motherland.

The trouble starts when other people love their motherland and it gets in the way of your loving your motherland.

 

[Gandhi G in da house]

Good on the Taiwanese.

 

[Bilal9]

So - it was a snowball's chance in hell that KMT was going to let this guy run with whatever 'China Friendly' agenda, which was a straw tiger to start with.

I remember from back in the day, how Taiwanese investors invested so heavily to set up factories to make tchotchke's in mainland China (instead of Taiwan), how vindicated would they feel with this guy in charge (or someone like him) that their investments in China would be more safe or less?

 

[Armchair]

This is actually working in the long term interests of China. It gives China more legitimacy for the coming invasion. It is bound to happen given the geopolitical and economic realities.

 

[Paul2]

Taiwan populist mayor Han Kuo-yu recalled in historic vote

by AFP23:53, 6 JUNE 2020


A populist Taiwanese mayor was recalled by voters on Saturday, abruptly ending the rise of a politician whose failed presidential bid had favoured closer ties with China.

The historic recall by citizens in the democratic island that Beijing regards as part of its own territory — vowing to one day seize it, by force if necessary — comes as tensions with China surge.

Kuomintang election rally in Taipei on January 10. File Photo: Han Kuo-yu/Facebook.
Han Kuo-yu was ousted by more than 40 percent of eligible voters in the southern city of Kaohsiung, with 97 percent of the ballots cast calling for the recall, according to the city’s elections commission.


A little known political outsider, Han swept to victory in Kaohsiung in November 2018, and then defeated a host of powerful insiders to run as Kuomintang’s presidential candidate.

But his unsuccessful presidential bid also proved his local undoing, with residents of his city feeling ignored, and populist promises to make citizens “filthy rich” unfulfilled.

WeCare Kaohsiung, one of the groups spearheading efforts to unseat him, accused Han of neglecting his duties as mayor when he took three months of leave for his presidential run less than a year after being elected.

The DPP described the result as “an important milestone for Taiwan’s democratic progress.”

Han Kuo-yu and Carrie Lam. File photo: inmediahk.net.
It is the first time a municipal mayor has been successfully recalled since Taiwan lifted martial law and held its first democratic presidential elections in 1996.

Kaohsiung will have to hold a by-election within three months to elect a new mayor, who will serve out the remainder of the four-year term.

Tensions between Taipei and Beijing have surged since President Tsai Ing-wen’s election in 2016, because her government considers the island to be a de facto independent state rather than a part of China.

https://hongkongfp.com/2020/06/06/taiwan-populist-mayor-han-kuo-yu-recalled-in-historic-vote/

A good laugh, yeah.

I was saying before that blues lost the moment they let leadership contest linger. It lost them many loyalists, and gained no new voters. Even without HK, greens would've won because they got much bigger share of new voters.