Great Recall Taiwan: 'Pro-China' politicians survive Taiwan vote to kick them out

Early results of the hugely controversial vote indicate the opposition will keep its majority in Taiwan's parliament.

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Thousands of Taiwanese went to the polls on Saturday in what has been termed as the "dabamian", or Great Recall vote, initiated by a civic movement.

The vote result was closely watched as it could have altered the balance of power in Taiwan, which has seen months of political deadlock between the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) government and the legislature dominated by the opposition Kuomintang and its allies.

But the early result shows the opposition keeps its majority. A small number of votes are still being counted.

On Saturday, citizens in 24 districts – all held by the Kuomintang - voted on a simple yes or no question: whether they agreed to boot out their legislator.