KMT, TPP refuse naming Control Yuan candidatesCEREMONIAL POWERS: The KMT has criticized the Control Yuan, calling it a party tool for the DPP, and has declined to submit candidates for the next termBy Lin Hsin-han and Lee Wen-hsin / Staff reportersThe Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and the Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) have announced that they would not be recommending candidates for the Control Yuan. The term of the sixth-term members of the Control Yuan expires on July 31. The Control Yuan in Taipei is pictured in an undated photograph. “Once tasked with upholding government ethics, the Control Yuan now risks undermining public trust, leaving frontline civil servants disillusioned,” she said. “If the Presidential Office is serious, it can formally request nominations, specifying how many candidates the KMT is entitled to propose under party proportionality.

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