Premier refuses to countersign three more billsStaff writer, with CNAThe Cabinet yesterday said that Premier Cho Jung-tai (卓榮泰) would not countersign three legal amendments passed this year by the opposition-controlled legislature, citing what he claimed were flaws in their constitutionality. Premier Cho Jung-tai speaks at a Cabinet meeting in Taipei yesterday. Photo courtesy of the Executive YuanBased on the Cabinet's interpretation, Cho's refusal to countersign the laws effectively means the revisions would not be enacted. That was the first time a premier had ever refused to countersign a law passed by the legislature in the history of the Republic of China. There is also an instance in which — although Cho and Lai signed bills into law — the government still refused to implement them.

Source: Taipei Times March 06, 2026 03:34 UTC