Civil servant appointed acting Kaohsiung mayor as Han leaves office

The Executive Yuan on Friday appointed Kaohsiung City Government counselor Yang Ming-chou (楊明州) as the city's acting mayor, after the Central Election Commission (CEC) certified the results of a June 6 recall vote to remove Mayor Han Kuo-yu (韓國瑜) from office.

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