The collapse of Germany’s coalition government in February last year could provide a reference point for how a no-confidence motion and early elections could be held to seek a renewed public mandate. The German parliament elected in 2021 was meant to serve a full term until September. His original calculation was to push through several key bills before later proposing a motion of no confidence, ostensibly to avoid dissolving parliament right before Christmas and disrupting the holiday atmosphere. The elections that followed allowed a new government to form with an updated mandate from the public. This same constitutional right to seek a no-confidence vote is well within the arsenal of Taiwan’s blue and white-camp legislators, who claim to disagree so resolutely with Cho’s refusal to countersign legislation.
