Reported 9 months ago
The battle for legislative reform in the Legislative Yuan sparked a disqualification and recall offensive and defensive battle. The Internal Administration Committee of the legislative Yuan is set to review relevant amendment proposals to the Public Officials Election and Recall Law next week. Some DPP lawmakers claimed that KMT lawmakers, including Hsu Yu-chen, proposed amendments to raise the recall threshold for public officials. The KMT caucus responded by stating that this was completely malicious and aimed at misleading the public. The amendment aims to prevent retaliatory recalls, ensuring social stability and election fairness. The KMT caucus has publicly called for a rational approach to the amendment of the Public Officials Election and Recall Law, providing Taiwan with a space for rational governance and a recall system, which is the most pressing task for the Legislative Yuan at present. The proposed amendments do not change the current threshold of approval by more than one-fourth of the total number of voters in the electoral district. The amendment aims to make the current public official election and recall system more fair and reasonable, avoiding situations where recall approval votes may be unreasonably lower than the winning votes, as well as prohibiting recalls within one year of taking office, to prevent retaliatory recalls and ensure social stability and election fairness. Next week, the Legislative Yuan will review the amendment drafts related to the Public Officials Election and Recall Law and hold a public hearing to gather opinions from all parties. The goal is to openly discuss the current shortcomings of the recall system and how to correct them. Lastly, the KMT caucus reminds DPP lawmakers that they are elected by the people to be 'representatives of the people,' not 'representatives of the party,' let alone just being a 'rubber stamp' for the executive branch. Before manipulating political issues, it is essential for them to genuinely care about the voices of grassroots people, which is what they should be focusing on.
Source: YAHOO