NPP says questions to nominees unansweredBy Chen Yu-fu, Hsieh Chun-ling and William Hetherington / Staff reporters, with staff writerThe New Power Party (NPP) yesterday expressed regret after questions it posed to President Tsai Ing-wen’s (蔡英文) nominees for the Control Yuan went unanswered. The NPP said it had sent questions to the nominees via the Presidential Office and sought a reply by Thursday last week, but as of yesterday it still had not received a response. New Power Party (NPP) caucus whip Chiu Hsien-chih, left, and NPP Legislator Chen Jiau-hua present a news conference at the Legislative Yuan in Taipei yesterday. The NPP would see how the nominees respond to questions on Friday before deciding whether to back their appointments, Chiu said. Control Yuan members “should be braver” in the face of the conflict between judicial and supervisory authorities, Hsu said.

Source: Taipei Times July 13, 2020 15:56 UTC