Ko, TPP sowing legislative chaosBy Michael Lin 林正二On Friday, Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) and Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) legislators denied a Cabinet request to reconsider a set of controversial bills. In the past few days, the former Taipei mayor has been particularly anxious, following a recent poll revealing that support for the TPP has plummeted. The collaboration between the TPP and the KMT in the past few months has led to nothing but chaos, resulting in unconstitutional actions and the introduction of bills infringing on people’s rights. Yet, by failing to push TPP legislators to vote for reconsideration, he has missed an opportunity to regain lost support. If he were to lead the seven TPP legislators to correct their course, Ko might still have a chance for a political comeback.
