The Legislative Yuan vetoed the case regarding the personnel consent rights of the Supervisory President and Vice President. Chen Yongxing and other 27 people did not receive more than half of the votes.
Quick Look
- The Legislative Yuan will conduct a registered vote for the personnel consent of the seventh Supervisory Yuan.
- Chen Yongxing, the nominee for the Supervisory Yuan, Wang Rongzhang, the vice president nominee, and the 25 Supervisory Committee nominees did not receive 57 approval votes to pass the threshold, and they were all blocked by the Blue and White Legislators.
- Chen Yongxing pointed out that he had proposed the direction of reform, but the Legislative Yuan blocked reform opportunities with irrational prejudices, and called on the people to demand comprehensive reforms in Congress.
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Why It Matters
The term of the sixth Supervisory Committee expired on July 31, and the Supervisory Yuan entered a vacancy without a Supervisory Committee from August 1. In June, President Lai Ching-te nominated former Taiwan Council for the Promotion of Human Rights Chen Yong-hsing as the President of the Supervisory Committee, current Supervisory Committee member Wang Rongzhang as the Vice President, and 27 nominees for the Supervisory Committee. However, former Kuomintang legislator Liao Wanru and former New Taipei City deputy mayor Xie Zhengda have announced their withdrawal from the nomination of the Supervisory Committee, so the legislators only voted for the right to approve 27 people.
Yesterday, the Legislative Yuan held a registered vote on the Personnel Consent Rights Case of the Seventh Supervisory Yuan. Supervisory President nominee Chen Yongxing, Vice President nominee Wang Rongzhang, and 25 Supervisory Committee nominees all failed to pass the 57-vote threshold and were completely blocked by Blue and White.
Chen Yongxing said in this regard that he clearly proposed the direction of reforming the Supervisory Yuan, but now the Legislative Yuan "has blocked the opportunity to reform the Supervisory Yuan with irrational established prejudices and excuses." He believes that all Chinese people have their own public comments and judgments, and all Chinese people should work harder to demand comprehensive reform of Congress.
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None of the 27 people received 57 approval votes to pass the threshold.
The term of the sixth Supervisory Committee expired on July 31, and the Supervisory Yuan entered a vacancy without a Supervisory Committee on August 1. In June, President Lai nominated former Taiwan Council for the Promotion of Human Rights Chen Yong-hsing as the Supervisory Director, current Supervisory Committee member Wang Rongzhang as the Vice-President, and 27 Supervisory Committee nominees. However, former KMT legislator Liao Wanru and former New Taipei City Vice Mayor Hsieh Cheng-da have announced their withdrawal from the Supervisory Committee nomination, so the legislators only voted for the consent of 27 people.
During the voting, three of the three legislators did not receive their votes, namely Legislative Yuan Han Guoyu, Legislative Yuan Vice President Jiang Qichen, and Democratic Progressive Party legislator Wang Shijian.
Voting results, Chen Yongxing, Wang Rongzhang, and supervisory committee nominees Zhang Jufang, Zhang Fengyi, Lin Huifang, Sun Yixin, Li Lifen, Chen Jingjun, Ye Yijin, Lin Liying, Hou Tingchang, Li Guangzhang, Lin Wen Cheng, Lai Dingming, Qiu Junyan, Xu Guangrong, Qiu Taiyuan, Lai Zhenchang, Zhuang Shengrong, Wu Zisheng, Wang Zhicheng, Lin Jiafan, Xu Youwei, and Zhao Qinghui all received fifty yes votes and sixty no votes.
In addition, Eleng Tjaljimaraw received 49 yes votes, 60 dissent votes, and one invalid vote. Peng Shaojin and Iban Nokan each received fifty yes votes, fifty-nine no votes, and one invalid vote.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The Legislative Yuan will restart the Supervisory Yuan personnel consultation process
Likely · Within weeks
The vacancy in the Control Yuan will continue until the new personnel case is approved
Very likely · Within weeks
Open Questions
- How will the vacancy status of the Control Yuan affect the exercise of its supervisory functions?
- Will there be a new round of personnel nomination or consultation mechanism launched?
- Will blue-white blocking become the norm in future personnel consent cases?
- What are the specific contents of the reform direction of the Supervisory Yuan mentioned by Chen Yongxing?
