In 2024, after the inauguration of
Kuomintang (KMT) and
Taiwan People's Party (TPP) legislators in the
11th Legislative Yuan, a series of controversies arose, including the
reforms to legislative powers, the passage of three major bills—the Constitutional Court Procedure Act (CCPA), the Public Officials Election and Recall Act, and the Act Governing the Allocation of Government Revenues and Expenditures—as well as budget cuts to the 2025 national budget. These bills would redistribute portions of national budget from the central to local governments, most of which are controlled by the KMT, expand the powers of parliament to the detriment of the executive (DPP-led) and obstruct the functioning of the
constitutional court. In response, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and civic groups launched the
Bluebird Movement in an attempt to block the passage of these controversial bills. However, due to their numerical disadvantage in the
Legislative Yuan, they were ultimately unable to prevent the from passing all the proposed legislation. As a result, civic groups began organizing petitions to recall certain KMT legislators. On 4January, DPP caucus leader
Ker Chien-ming publicly called for a large-scale recall of all KMT district legislators. The first recall vote proposals were submitted on 3February, the earliest possible day given that only lawmakers who have been in office for at least a year are eligible for recall. As of 10March, recall campaigns had been expanded to include 34 of 39 KMT district legislators. In response, the KMT also initiated counter-recall efforts against fifteen DPP legislators. The movement eventually expanded to include local government officials, such as mayors and councilors, evolving into a nationwide recall battle between the
pan-blue and
pan-green camps. By June 2025, all recall petitions against Democratic Progressive Party members of the Legislative Yuan had stalled. The only successful recall petition against a DPP-affiliated politician was levied against
Nantou County Councilor Chen Yu-ling, and was held on 13July. On 20June 2025, the Central Election Commission scheduled the recall elections for 26July 2025, and stated that 24 lawmakers and the
mayor of Hsinchu were subject to recall votes. Five more recall votes against KMT lawmakers were approved by the CEC on 18July and scheduled for 23August. The Central Election Commission placed a moratorium on the gathering, publication, and dissemination of recall polling data from 16July, and stated that television presentations about the recalls would be aired between 16 and 25July. == Organisation ==