EDITORIAL: Voters must make the right choicesThe legislature, dominated by the opposition Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and the Taiwan People’s Party (TPP), on Tuesday passed controversial legislative reform bills that have been criticized as unconstitutional, while tens of thousands of citizens surrounding the legislature called for more transparency. The statement said the bills are unconstitutional and trample on the powers of the Control Yuan and the Judicial Yuan. Dissatisfaction with the KMT was 57.3 percent, while dissatisfaction with the TPP surged to a record 53.7 percent. The Executive Yuan has announced it would return the bills to the legislature for reconsideration and the DPP caucus is to seek a constitutional interpretation. More importantly, Taiwanese should make the right choices in the next election to safeguard democracy with checks and balances.

Source: Taipei Times May 29, 2024 21:42 UTC