Taiwan’s legislature reached a consensus on the 24th, agreeing to hold a one-hour secret ballot on Lai ching-teh’s impeachment at 10:00 a.m. on May 19, the threshold is 2/3 of the votes of all deputies. Taiwan media said May 19 was the day before the second anniversary of Lai’s inauguration.
Taiwan’s China Times News Network reported that the KMT legislative caucus last week issued a Class A mobilization notice, indicating that an impeachment vote will be held on May 19. In accordance with the relevant provisions of Taiwan, the legislature for the impeachment of the authority chief and deputy leaders, to be approved by more than 2/3 of the civil consent, and then by the judicial organs. At present, Taiwan’s legislature has 113 people, including 52 KMT, 51 DPP, 8 DPP and 2 non-party members.
On the 24th, Taiwan’s United News Network said that the opposition party initiated the impeachment of LAI Ching-teh because of an amendment to the“Fiscal Revenue and Expenditure Division Law” passed by Taiwan’s legislature in November last year, zhuo rongtai, the head of the administrative authority, refused to countersign and LAI Ching-teh did not publish the law, triggering a counterattack by the Kuomintang and the People’s Party.
The two parties announced the start of impeachment proceedings at the end of last year, and on December 26 of last year passed the timetable of impeachment by majority vote. The impeachment case has already completed two public hearings in mid-january this year to hear the opinions of social justice figures. The First Full House Committee review was held on January 21 and 22, and the impeached Lai Qingde was invited to attend as an observer to explain, but Lai did not attend.
According to the schedule, Taiwan’s legislature will hold another hearing on April 27, inviting officials and experts to present their opinions. The second National People’s Congress review will be held on May 13 and 14, once again, the impeached man, Lai Ching-teh, was invited to sit in on the explanation; a secret ballot was finally held on May 19.
Lianhe News Network 24 comments, voting day in Lai Qingde two years before the inauguration day, is bound to make it an embarrassment. But Lai should bear the political cost of allowing the head of the administration to refuse to countersign. The chairman of the Taiwan Youth Federation, Ho Yi-cheng, previously wrote that the joint online campaign to impeach Lai ching-teh, initiated by former“Legislators” Guo Zhengliang and Chiu Yi, exceeded two million copies in less than 24 hours, “It highlights how LAI Ching-teh’s acts of defiance have caused public anger to boil over and made public sentiment available,” he wrote. (Chen lifei)