Polls open in Taiwan's high-stakes recall election | AFP

Taiwanese voters head to polls in a high‑stakes recall election that could give President Lai Ching‑te's party control of the parliament. Supporters of Lai's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) are seeking to unseat 31 lawmakers belonging to the main opposition Kuomintang party, who they accuse of being pro‑China and a security threat. The KMT, which wants 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 power grab.