Taiwan’s opposition will keep its legislative majority in a blow to President Lai Ching-te’s Democratic Progressive Party, with voters overwhelmingly rejecting an attempt to recall 24 Kuomintang (KMT) lawmakers.

With recall votes against all 24 opposition Kuomintang lawmakers having failed, political analyst Courtney Donovan Smith says that voters rejected the use of recalls as a political tool in Taiwan.

Taiwanese voters head to polls in a high-stakes recall election that could give President Lai Ching-te's party control of the parliament. Supporters of Lai's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) are seeking to unseat 31 lawmakers belonging to the main opposition Kuomintang party,

Around one-fifth of Taiwanese lawmakers, all from the main opposition party the Kuomintang (KMT), face a recall election on Saturday that could reshape the legislature and present an opportunity for the ruling Democratic Progressive Party to regain its majority.

Taiwan is preparing for a pivotal recall vote involving 24 lawmakers from the Kuomintang (KMT), Taiwan's opposition party. This move comes amidst Chinese support for the KMT, as the party counters accusations from Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party.

The Kuomintang has suffered lopsided electoral defeats at the hands of voters like Chen Yu-chieh, a 27-year-old website designer. “The Kuomintang’s mind-set is more conservative,” Ms. Chen said.

Supporters of Taiwan's ruling Nationalist Party, or Kuomintang (KMT), attend a rally on Jan. 10 in Taipei. Photo: olivia harris/Reuters

All 24 Kuomintang lawmakers facing recall votes on July 26 have retained their seats in Taiwan's legislature. The mass recall movement, which began from civic groups and was supported by the ruling Democratic Progressive Party,