Taiwan holds a controversial vote targeting legislators “pro -religious”. star-news.press/wp

Thousands of Taiwanese are heading to the polls in an unprecedented and controversial vote aimed at expelling legislators accused of being very close to China.

More than 30 legislators were targeted in “Dabamian”, or the great summons vote, which started with a civil movement.

The vote has the ability to change the balance of power in Taiwan, which has witnessed months of political stagnation between the government of the Progressive Democratic Party (DPP) and the legislative body dominated by the opposition Kuomintang and its allies.

The issue was depth in the depth of the Taiwanese association, which witnessed great gatherings and fierce discussion. Both activists in support of standing and anti -democracy claim that they are fighting for the democracy of Taiwan.

The movement began on the elections calling in January 2024, when voters chose William Lay from DPP as their president, but they gave the opposition the prevailing presence in the parliamentary legislative Yuan.

In the following months, the main opposition party Kuomintang worked with the smaller and independent People’s Taiwan Party to prevent DPP bills and pass the controversial pieces.

These moves angered some Taiwanese, who saw these attempts to support the DPP government while strengthening the parliamentary force of the opposition.

In May 2024, thousands of protests began in what became known as the Bluebird movement, which was partially named as Taipei Street, where many gathered.

Many people in the movement believe that the opposition, led by Kuomintang, which is famous for its relatively friendly stance in China, is affected by Beijing and pushing the China’s agenda secretly in the legislative body in Taiwan.

The party denied this, but the doubts came when a group of legislators in Kuomintang visited China last year and was welcomed by Wang Hing, the Supreme Communist Communist official.

Civil groups in the Bluebird movement launched the petitions to overthrow the various legislators in the commenga, while the Comtenang supporters took revenge by doing the same thing to some of the legislators at DPP.

So far, sits for 31 seats have received preliminary support to follow up the final vote.

All of these seats are kept by Kuomintang – and if enough is called successfully, it may mean that DPP finally earns the majority in the legislative body.

While Taiwan held the calls before, it did not witness many of them during a short period of time.

On Saturday, citizens will vote in 24 provinces on a simple yes or no doubt: whether they agree to operate the legislator. Another round of voting will be held in August for the remaining summons issues.

In each region, if the number of votes exceeds 25 % of registered voters and more than a half says yes, then the seat must be evacuated and a sub -election within three months.

The voters are seen as it is very important to the success of the great summons.

In recent weeks, civil groups have overwhelmed social media platforms unabated and bombing the streets that make sounds.

Meanwhile, Kuomintang and its allies carried the gatherings of the voter mobilization to say no to summon.

They claimed that DPP is the mastermind of calling the great and the Bluebird movement to cancel the election results and gain power in the legislative yuan.

The DPP initially sought to stay away from the great retrieval movement. In the end, however, it showed its support, as Lay confirmed that the DPP “must correspond to the strength of the people” and ordered party officials to help groups supporting the “nation protection”.

Beijing has also been merchants in the discussion while watching from afar.

The Taiwan Lay Office accused “to engage in dictatorship under the guise of democracy” and “use all possible means to suppress the opposition.”