Opposition lawmakers easily survived recall votes in Taiwan on Saturday, but an opposition-backed referendum to bring back nuclear power failed. The recall votes, the second in a month, were an attempt to restore ruling party control of the legislature after the Democratic Progressive Party lost its majority in a 2024 election.

Taiwan has voted not to restart its last nuclear power plant and not to remove seven opposition lawmakers in a referendum and recall votes on Saturday. President Lai Ching-te, who opposed the referendum and supported the recall campaigns,