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Punches thrown as Chen Chu approved


Punches thrown as Chen Chu approvedYOU ACCUSED: The legislative speaker had rigged a vote for Chen Chu, KMT Chairman Johnny Chiang said, adding that it was a ‘scandal’ for a democratic nationBy Sean Lin / Staff reporterAmid chaotic scenes, former Presidential Office secretary-general Chen Chu (陳菊) was yesterday approved as Control Yuan president, despite Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) legislators attempting to disrupt the vote. The move triggered a melee, but that did not stop DPP legislators from voting to approve the nominees, while KMT legislators attempted to obstruct the proceedings. Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Wu Ping-jui, center, throws a punch at Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Legislator Lu Ming-che, left, at the Legislative Yuan in Taipei yesterday. Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Luo Chih-cheng yesterday at the Legislative Yuan in Taipei defends the speaker’s podium from a balloon filled with water thrown by Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) legislators. Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and Democratic Progressive Party legislators, wearing raincoats, scuffle at the Legislative Yuan in Taipei yesterday as KMT legislators throw balloons filled with water.


Source: Taipei Times July 17, 2020 15:56 UTC



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