KMT-led referendum proposals clear second hurdle

Two referendum proposals initiated by the opposition Kuomintang (KMT) that seek to ban pork imports containing ractopamine and establish a path for future referendums have cleared the second hurdle, the Central Election Commission (CEC) said Thursday, bringing them one step closer to being put to the vote in August.

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