TPP wants to abolish Control Yuan: legislatorBy Huang Ching-hsuan, Hsieh Chun-lin and Jake Chung / Staff reporters, with staff writerTaiwan People’s Party caucus whip Huang Kuo-chang (黃國昌) yesterday said the party caucus has already signed onto a constitutional amendment to abolish the Control Yuan, although the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) was reluctant to support the idea. The sign at the entrance to the Control Yuan in Taipei is pictured in an undated photograph. KMT Culture and Communications Committee head Lee Yen-hsiu (李彥秀) yesterday said in a statement after the party’s Central Standing Committee meeting that the Control Yuan, under the leadership of Control Yuan President Chen Chu (陳菊), had accomplished nothing. The Control Yuan respects legislators’ rights and powers, so long as such a motion is made through a constitutional amendment, as the Constitution establishes the Control Yuan’s powers, Control Yuan Secretary-General Lee Chun-yi (李俊俋) said. Lee opposed freezing or removing the Control Yuan’s budget, because such methods would only affect how the government is run.

Source: Taipei Times May 30, 2024 20:12 UTC