TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Campaigns targeting approximately 83% of the KMT caucus eligible to be recalled have passed the first step.

On Monday, the Central Election Commission said two more recall campaigns received enough support to progress, meaning 34 legislators, one mayor, and two local councilors have passed the first recall stage, per CNA. All legislators targeted are from the KMT caucus, while the remainder target one TPP mayor and two DPP councilors.

The KMT caucus has 54 legislators, including 13 elected from the party list who cannot be recalled. Of the remaining 42 lawmakers, campaigns against 34 have received electoral commission approval to begin gathering support for a recall vote.

Under electoral law, recalls occur in three stages. First, 1% of an official’s constituents must support the recall. If this threshold is met, petitioners have 60 days to gather support from 10% of constituents. Once that requirement is fulfilled, the recall proceeds to a vote.

On Tuesday, KMT Caucus Secretary-General Wang Hung-wei (王鴻薇) said she hoped supplementary documents supporting the recall campaigns of DPP legislators would be approved. Campaigners seeking to recall 16 DPP legislators failed to submit the documents required to reach the first stage on Sunday and said they would continue to gather additional materials.

The movement to mass recall elected officials gained momentum after opposition legislators used their majority to pass wide-ranging budget cuts and legislation that some deemed unconstitutional. The recall campaigns against opposition legislators have received support from the DPP, civil groups, and billionaire Robert Tsao (曹興誠).