KMT proposes constitutional ruling bypassREFERENDUM ROUTE: The bill would add rules allowing referendums on Constitutional Court judgements, excluding impeachment rulingsBy Lin Hsin-han and Hollie Younger / Staff reporter, with staff writerThe Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) caucus yesterday proposed amendments that would allow rulings of the Constitutional Court to be overturned by a public referendum. Amendments to the Constitutional Court Procedure Act (憲法訴訟法) that passed a third reading at the end of last year have paralyzed the Constitutional Court by requiring that 10 justices be present before deliberations begin, while at least nine are needed to declare a law unconstitutional. KMT caucus secretary-general Lo Chih-chiang (羅智強) said that President William Lai (賴清德) has spoken of “greater democracy,” asking whether the people should help to decide when conflict arises within the government. There is no precedent worldwide among democratic countries for a public referendum to overturn a constitutional ruling, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) caucus said. The KMT is placing direct democracy above the principles of separation of powers and constitutional supremacy, he added.

Source: Taipei Times December 23, 2025 16:46 UTC