The ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has proposed a referendum on Taiwan joining the U.N. under the name “Taiwan,” while the main opposition Kuomintang (KMT) sponsored a referendum on a proposal to return to the world body under its official name, the Republic of China, or any other “suitable” name.

According to CEC officials, Taiwan has 17,317,738 eligible voters and at least 8,658,869, or 50 percent of them, would have to vote “yes or no” if the referendums are to clear the first hurdle.

The second hurdle requires that of these voters, more than half, or some 4.3 million, would have to vote “yes” to ensure the passage of the referendums, the officials added.

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