By Sean Lin / Staff reporterThe Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) have agreed to hold a round of cross-caucus negotiations on Friday next week to decide on the starting date of the new legislative session, Legislative Speaker Yu Shyi-kun (游錫堃) said yesterday. KMT caucus whip Lin Wei-chou (林為洲) discussed the issue with DPP caucus whip Ker Chien-ming (柯建銘) at a closed-door meeting at the legislature in Taipei that Yu also attended. As Feb. 28 and 29 are national holidays, the latest date on which the session must start is Feb. 27, Yu said. The draft bill should be the first item on the agenda when the new legislative session opens, he said. The KMT caucus would finalize its version of the proposal as soon as possible, he said, calling on the other caucuses to sponsor their own versions.

Source: Taipei Times February 07, 2020 15:56 UTC