KMT-Backed Keelung Mayor Faces Recall Election in October

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By Scott Huang/Irene Lin

Former Taipei Mayor Hau Lung-pin was in Keelung to show support for Mayor George Hsieh after the Central Election Commission set a recall vote for October 13. Opponents gathered enough signatures for the vote after the city council accused Hsieh of abusing power in a real estate deal while also mismanaging the city's budget.