Cabinet laments shunning of CECEXECUTIVE DICTATORSHIP: The convening of the CEC is stalled until at least five members are in place, with the Cabinet reportedly to recommend a new nominee listBy Chung Li-hua, Lin Hsin-han and Esme Yeh / Staff reportersThe appointments of four Central Election Commission (CEC) nominees hinge on the Legislative Yuan to demonstrate sincerity, the Cabinet said yesterday after the opposition-dominated legislature vetoed its three nominees. The legislature on March 13 approved the Cabinet’s nomination of Michael You (游盈隆) as CEC chairman and three nominees recommended by opposition parties as commissioners. However, the Cabinet is yet to initiate the handover and inauguration process after the legislature sent a letter of personnel approval to the Cabinet on March 17. After Han committed to help, the Executive Yuan, following Han’s advice and at the KMT’s request, issued a formal letter asking the three party caucuses in the Legislative Yuan to recommend CEC nominees, Lee said. The hidden and continued expansion of executive power is paving the way for executive dictatorship and constitutes a severe threat to Taiwan’s democracy, she added.

Source: Taipei Times April 04, 2026 18:34 UTC