Voting has started in a recall election that could see the unseating of dozens of opposition Kuomintang lawmakers.

Taiwan has started voting on whether to recall around one-fifth of its parliament, all from the major opposition party.

Taiwan's government said the island's largest-ever recall vote has faced "unprecedented" election interference by China,

Taiwanese voters turned out at schools, churches and community centres on today to cast their ballot in a high-stakes recall election that could

Saturday’s democratic showdown will test whether anti-Beijing sentiment remains defining force in island’s polarised politics.

This summer, 31 opposition Kuomintang lawmakers have their positions at stake in the largest recall movement the country has ever seen. Beginning as a civic movement, the push to recall opposition lawmakers has gained support from the ruling Democratic Progressive Party,

President Lai Ching-te's seven justice nominees for Taiwan's top court have been rejected by the legislature once again. The opposition Kuomintang and Taiwan People's Party used their combined majority to block the nominations.

Taiwan is preparing for a pivotal recall vote involving 24 lawmakers from the Kuomintang (KMT), Taiwan's opposition party. This move comes amidst Chinese support for the KMT, as the party counters accusations from Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party.