KMT undecided on fate of branchesCALL FOR UNITY: Inside the KMT, debate remains about whether to abolish the Examination Yuan and Control Yuan, but the DPP says they should work togetherBy Shih Hsiao-kuang and Dennis Xie / Staff reporter, with staff writerThe Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) will not finalize its stance on the fate of the Examination Yuan and the Control Yuan until after it holds intraparty discussions, KMT spokeswoman Hung Yu-chien (洪于茜) said yesterday. Possible scenarios for the two branches of government include temporarily freezing them, abolishing them or shifting their operations to a task-based model, Hung said. The KMT would hold more discussions after it establishes a constitutional amendment committee, which would be comprised of party members and academics, she said. The entrance to the Control Yuan is pictured in Taipei on June 17. Although the KMT has not formed a consensus on the matter, it is difficult for some party members to agree with KMT caucus whip Lin Wei-chou (林為洲), who — along with a few other KMT lawmakers — has expressed a willingness to cooperate with the DPP on abolishing the two branches, they said.

Source: Taipei Times July 18, 2020 15:56 UTC