Early results of the hugely controversial vote indicate the opposition will keep its majority in Taiwan's parliament.

Taiwanese voters overwhelmingly rejected an unprecedented Saturday recall effort targeting the opposition Kuomintang Party, which favors better relations with China. Voters in every targeted constituency voted against recalling the KMT lawmakers,

The KMT, which advocates closer ties with Beijing, controls parliament with the help of the Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) and has slammed the unprecedented recall effort as a DPP power grab. A few hours after polling stations closed across Taiwan, the Central Election Commission’s official vote count showed none of the recalls had succeeded.