Name: 【TaiwanPlus News】臺灣大罷免為何大失敗？ (Why Taiwan's recall election failed to oust opposition lawmakers | ABC NEWS)
Uploaded: 2025-07-27T04:25:12.000Z
Duration: 5 min 34 s

Well, a movement to unseat 24 parliamentarians in Taiwan has failed.

臺灣 24 名立法委員的罷免運動失敗了。

過去完成式

Civil society groups had driven what's called a recall vote, claiming the opposition, which has the majority in the parliament, had been blocking the president's agenda.

民間社會團體推動了所謂的罷免投票，聲稱在議會中佔多數的反對黨一直在阻撓總統的議程。

Well, joining us now is senior analyst with the Northeast Asia International Crisis Group, William Yang.

現在加入我們的是東北亞國際危機組織的資深分析師 William Yang。

William, thank you so much for taking the time to speak with us.

William，非常感謝你抽出時間接受我們的採訪。

There's been a lot of hope from civic groups ahead of this vote, wanting to unseat these legislators, which they say are too pro-China.

在這次投票之前，民間團體寄希望於推翻這些立法委員，因為他們認為這些立法委員過於親中。

Yes, I think the result basically shows that the majority of Taiwanese people still prefer the outcome from the election that [was] delivered more than a year ago in 2024,

是的，我認為這一結果基本上表明，大多數臺灣民眾仍然傾向於一年多前2024年選舉的結果，

which is that they have chosen and elected these opposition lawmakers to represent them, at least in those districts.

即他們選擇並選舉了這些在野黨立法委員來代表他們，至少是在這些選區。

And they prefer the current power balance in Taiwan's politics to remain the same, which is that the opposition party will continue to have a majority in the legislature.

他們更希望臺灣政治目前的權力平衡保持不變，即在野黨繼續在立法機構中佔多數。

And the ruling party will control the executive branch.

And they believe that this is the right kind of political balance of power, where the opposition party will be able to hold the ruling party accountable, rather than the ruling party also controlling the legislature.

他們認為，這才是正確的政治權力平衡，在野黨能夠讓執政黨承擔責任，而不是讓執政黨也控制立法機構。

Why take this route, though, and trigger a recall vote?

但為什麼要走這條路，引發罷免投票呢？

Why not wait until the next election to be able to mount a campaign to unseat these legislators?

為什麼不等到下一次選舉時再發動一場運動來推翻這些立法委員呢？

So the recall campaign basically was triggered by a series of controversial legislations that the opposition parties tried to pass over the last year.

罷免運動基本上是由在野黨去年試圖通過的一系列有爭議的立法引發的。

And these laws, a lot of it were basically trying to expand the power of the legislature and shrink the power of the executive branch of the government.

而這些法律，很多基本上都是試圖擴大立法機構的權力，縮小政府行政部門的權力。

And at the same time, the executive government also faced a lot of difficulty to try to push forward some of the key agenda that they try to prioritize,  including enhancing Taiwan's defense spending,

與此同時，行政政府在努力推進他們試圖優先考慮的一些關鍵議程時也面臨著許多困難，包括增加臺灣的國防開支，

and also passing a series of national security-related bills that would allow Taiwan to strengthen its capability against what the government has called the China's ability to infiltrate Taiwan's political system.

以及通過一系列與國家安全相關的法案，從而使臺灣能夠加強能力，抵禦政府所稱的中國滲透臺灣政治體系的能力。

These civic groups are accusing these legislators of being too pro-China or too pro-Beijing and working closely with Beijing to undermine the island's democratic process.

這些民間團體指責這些議員過於親中或過於親北京，與北京密切合作，破壞了島內的民主進程。

I think some of the concerns are definitely valid from a perspective that the opposition lawmakers have really paralyzed the government's ability to start the process of enhancing the necessary defense reforms,

我認為，從在野黨立委確實癱瘓了政府啟動必要的防務改革

or defense capabilities that Taiwan desperately needs in order to deter China from continuing to enhance the military pressure on Taiwan.

或防務能力進程的能力這一角度來看，其中一些擔憂肯定是有道理的，而臺灣極需這些防務改革或防務能力來阻止中國繼續加強對臺灣的軍事壓力。

So from that perspective, they do view that these lawmakers are not doing the right thing for Taiwan's long-term security and prosperity and stability.

從這個角度來看，他們確實認為這些立法者的做法不利於臺灣的長期安全和繁榮穩定。

And so they want to use this as a way to see if they will be able to replace these lawmakers with other lawmakers that will prioritize Taiwan's security more.

他們希望以此為契機，看看是否能用其他更重視臺灣安全的立委來取代這些立委。

Well, now that the ruling party has failed in their effort to try to flip this balance of power in parliament, do you think the opposition will make it more difficult to pass legislation?

既然執政黨試圖改變議會權力平衡的努力已經失敗，你認為在野黨會增加通過立法的難度嗎？

On the one hand, the opposition party could potentially feel that they have the momentum behind them, so they will try to use it as a way to push the government to provide more leverage in concessions.

一方面，在野黨可能會認為他們已經掌握了主動權，所以他們會試圖藉此推動政府做出更多讓步。

And that could mean that the government will have to make some political concessions on certain issues that the opposition parties prioritize

這可能意味著政府將不得不在在野黨優先考慮的某些問題上做出一些政治讓步，

in order to get the opposition parties on board to cooperate on enhancing key measures like the enhancement of Taiwan's defense budget.

以爭取在野黨的支持，在加強臺灣國防預算等關鍵措施上進行合作。

But at the same time, the opposition could also feel the heat from this nationwide recall campaign in a way that they will be more cautious when it comes to blocking or stopping the government's agenda,

但與此同時，在野黨也可能會感受到這次全國性罷免運動的熱度，從而在阻撓或阻止政府議程時更加謹慎，

so that they won't face similar recall measures in the future.

以免今後面臨類似的罷免措施。

William Young from the Northeast Asia International Crisis Group, thank you so much for sharing your insight with us today.

來自東北亞國際危機組織的 William Young，非常感謝你今天與我們分享你的見解。