KMT, TPP and the old party-state ideologiesBy Lee Min-yung 李敏勇Cursing, biting, blocking, kicking and grabbing... What has the Legislative Yuan become? The KMT and TPP seem to be intent on creating chaos. The TPP is also failing to live up to public expectations as a young upstart party and echoes the KMT, which has been haunted by the party-state ideology and has failed to reform itself. If we look at the forms and rituals of Taiwan’s political system, the Executive Yuan and Legislative Yuan are counterparts: The Executive Yuan proposes policy and budget plans to the Legislative Yuan, while the Legislative Yuan questions the Executive Yuan’s officials and reviews the budgets, thus forming a “ritual relationship” in politics. Regarding national governance, the Legislative Yuan’s counterpart is the Executive Yuan, in accordance with the constitution of the ROC since its establishment in China.

Source: Taipei Times July 27, 2024 17:05 UTC