EDITORIAL: TPP horse-trading creates doubtMore than two weeks of heated discussions and speculation about which political party might win the legislative speakership ended with Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Legislator-at-large Han Kuo-yu (韓國瑜) elected as the new speaker on Thursday. However, “how to recall the legislative speaker” became a hot search term that same day, while new debates arose the following day. Unsurprisingly, the KMT secured the speaker and deputy speaker roles. Although both sides were cordial and expressed goodwill, he knew the negotiations would fail as both parties refused to concede. Ko yesterday said he might file a defamation lawsuit against Wu over allegedly proposing the murky speakership quid pro quo.
