KMT lawmakers claim victory as recall vote count continues

Taipei, Aug. 23 (CNA) Opposition Kuomintang (KMT) lawmakers have declared they survived recall votes to remove them from office Saturday, although official results are still pending as the vote counting continues.

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Although final tallies from the Central Election Commission (CEC) are still pending, preliminary results indicate that the recall campaigns against all seven KMT lawmakers have fallen short.

As of 6:10 p.m., Taichung Legislators Yen Kuan-heng (顏寬恒) and Yang Chiung-ying (楊瓊瓔), Hsinchu County Legislator Lin Szu-ming (林思銘), Nantou County Legislator Ma Wen-chun (馬文君) and New Taipei Legislator Lo Ming-tsai (羅明才) had all announced they had survived their respective recall votes.

Meanwhile, civic groups involved in the recall campaigns declared that the recall vote against Nantou County Legislator Yu Hao (游顥) and Taichung Legislator Johnny Chiang (江啟臣) had failed to pass.