2020 Kaohsiung mayoral recall vote
The 2020 Kaohsiung mayoral recall vote was a recall election held on 6 June 2020 to recall the incumbent mayor of Kaohsiung, Han Kuo-yu. The recall was successful, as the number of "agree" votes (939,090) outnumbered "disagree" votes and exceeded the minimum requirement of 574,996. An acting mayor was appointed by the Executive Yuan and held office until 24 August 2020, nine days after a by-election was held.

The vote is the largest-scale recall vote in Taiwan in terms of electorate, and is the first ever successful recall of a mayor or magistrate.
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recall election
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Kaohsiung
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Han Kuo-yu
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Executive Yuan
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2020 Kaohsiung mayoral recall vote
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