The Legislative Yuan rejected the 27 supervisory committee candidates nominated by Lai Qingde
Quick Look
- Taiwan's Legislative Yuan yesterday rejected by a majority vote 27 candidates for the Supervisory Committee nominated by President Lai Ching-te, including Supervisory Yuan President Chen Yongxing and Vice President Wang Rongzhang.
- According to the Legislative Yuan Exercise of Powers Act, a nomination needs the support of more than half of the legislators, that is, 57 votes, to pass, but most candidates only received 50 in favor and 60 against.
- Both the Kuomintang and the Taiwan People's Party expressed opposition, questioning the Supervisory Yuan's past implementation standards and lack of exemplary behavior.
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Why It Matters
The former members of the Control Yuan completed their six-year term on July 31, and according to the law, the new members should take office on August 1. Lai Ching-te announced the nomination list in June, but the majority of seats in the Legislative Yuan are controlled by the opposition parties, making the nomination process full of political wrangling.
The Legislative Yuan yesterday rejected 27 candidates for the Supervisory Committee nominated by President Lai Qingde.
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Neither Chen Yongxing, the nominee for president of the Oversight Yuan, nor Wang Rongzhang, the nominee for vice president, received sufficient support.
The Legislative Yuan began a roll call vote at 10 a.m., with most candidates receiving 50 votes in favor and 60 votes against.
According to Article 29 of the Legislative Yuan Exercise of Powers Act, the nomination needs the support of more than half of the legislators, that is, at least 57 votes to pass.
Zhuang Ruixiong, director-general of the Democratic Progressive Party's Legislative Yuan Caucus, said that the entire party caucus supports the supervisory committee nominated by Lai Qingde.
中國國民黨立法院黨團副秘書長許宇甄稱，國民黨將不允許任何不適當的候選人擔任監察委員，並指出多年來監察院被指對不同政黨和案件採用不一致的監察標準。
台灣民眾黨立法委員洪毓祥表示，該黨全體反對提名人選，理由是監察院過去在監督職責上失職、護短且缺乏模範行為。
The former members of the Control Yuan completed their six-year term on July 31, and according to the law, the new members should take office on August 1.
Lai Ching-te announced the nomination list in June.
Chief Executive Officer Toh Wing-tai called on the ruling and opposition parties to work together to review the budget in accordance with the law and within the statutory timetable to restore constitutional order and fulfill their constitutional responsibilities.
Additional reporting by Lin Xingham.
News source: TAIPEI TIMES
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What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Lai Qingde will re-nominate candidates for the Supervisory Committee in the next few weeks, or adjust the list to win support from the opposition parties
Likely · Within weeks
The Kuomintang and the Taiwan People's Party will continue to monitor the candidates for the Control Yuan and may propose their own standards to participate in negotiations
Likely · Within weeks
Open Questions
- Will Lai Ching-te re-nominate other candidates?
- How will the Control Council function without its full membership?
- Will the opposition parties put forward their own candidates for the supervisory committee?
- Will this incident affect the normal operation of the Constitutional Court?
