Presidential impeachment hearings begin at legislatureBy Hollie Younger / Staff writer, with CNAThe Legislative Yuan is holding public hearings today and tomorrow regarding an impeachment motion raised by opposition parties against President William Lai (賴清德). This morning’s session marked the first impeachment public hearing in constitutional history, Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Chung Chia-pin (鍾佳濱) said. Reporters attend an impeachment motion hearing at the Legislative Yuan in Taipei today. The impeachment motion is not about partisan conflict, but about ensuring that constitutional accountability is recorded in history, she said. Presidential Office spokesperson Karen Kuo (郭雅慧) yesterday said that the Presidential Office respects the opposition’s constitutional right to launch an impeachment motion.

Source: Taipei Times January 14, 2026 07:00 UTC