Thousands of Taiwanese are heading to the polls in an unprecedented and controversial vote aimed at ousting lawmakers accused of being too close to China. More than 30 lawmakers have been targeted in the "dabamian", or Great Recall vote, initiated by a civic movement.

Taiwanese voters are deciding whether to remove about one-fifth of their lawmakers from the opposition Nationalist Party

Taiwanese voters headed to the polls Saturday in a historic recall election that could reshape the islands political landscape. The unprecedented vote seeks to remove 24 lawmakers from the opposition Kuomintang (KMT),