Taiwan's Pan-Blue Parties Push for Referendums Alongside Nine-in-One Elections
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05/23/2026
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The article reports that Taiwan's pan-Blue parties (KMT and TPP) are pushing for multiple referendums to be held alongside the upcoming nine-in-one elections, aiming to replicate their 2018 success when ten national referendums coincided with local elections. It notes criticisms from 2018 about overlapping referendum questions and alternate wording from opposing sides on effectively the same issues.
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bskyTaiwan's Pan-Blue Parties Push for Referendums Alongside Nine-in-One Electionsnewbloommag.netKey quotes
· 3 pulledThe KMT and TPP have indicated that they may push for a flurry of referendums to take place alongside nine-in-one elections.
The two pan-Blue parties are probably hoping to repeat the successes of the nine-in-one elections in 2018, which were held alongside ten national referendums.
In 2018, there were criticisms that the referendum questions overlapped, with alternate wording pushed for by either side for what was effectively the same question.
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