TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) caucus secretary-general Legislator Wu Szu-yao (吳思瑤) criticized the Kuomintang (KMT) over its proposed changes to recall rules on Tuesday (July 2).

The KMT bill, introduced by Legislator Hsu Yu-chen (許宇甄), would require recall votes to surpass the official's original election vote total to be successful. It also proposed a one-year waiting period before recalls can be attempted, per CNA.

The Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) initially opposed the KMT's proposal but later introduced its own amendment through Legislator Mai Yu-chen (麥玉珍). The TPP amendment would require recall petitioners to collect copies of personal identification documents alongside signatures.

Wu said that DPP Legislator Wu Ping-jui (吳秉叡) previously proposed requiring petitioners to include personal ID issue dates, instead of providing copies of IDs. Wu argued this mirrored standard practices for financial documents and posed a minimal risk of ID information leaks.

Wu also addressed past proposals from DPP Legislators Lai Jui-lung (賴瑞隆) and Kuo Kuo-wen (郭國文) to limit recalls. Wu clarified that these were individual actions, not attempts by the DPP to leverage its majority during the previous legislative term. 

A reporter asked Wu about the head of the TPP legislative caucus Huang Kuo-chang's (黃國昌) past opposition to requiring personal ID. Wu suggested that the TPP resolve its internal differences.