"It's not possible to have a real impeachment; however, they want to make a record that President Lai would be the first president considered impeached in the history of Taiwan's democracy, said Yen-tu Su, an expert in constitutional law and democratic theory at Academia Sinica, Taiwan's top research institution. It's a way to register their protest. It's a way to humiliate the president, and also a way to retaliate against the executive branch refusal to promulgate legislation passed by the legislators, he told Al Jazeera."
"Legislators with the KMT, TPP, and two independents had enough seats to initiate proceedings on Friday, but they are still short of the two-thirds majority of lawmakers needed to pass an impeachment vote scheduled for May 19. Observers say that while the impeachment proceedings are unlikely to clear further hurdles in Taiwan's Constitutional Court, they offer the opposition a symbolic way to protest their displeasure at Lai's presidency and Cho's premiership."
The Kuomintang and Taiwan People's Party initiated impeachment proceedings against President William Lai and Premier Cho Jung-tai, accusing them of violating the constitution and obstructing the legislative process. Legislators from KMT, TPP, and two independents secured enough seats to initiate the process but lack the two-thirds majority required for an impeachment vote scheduled for May 19. The proceedings are unlikely to succeed in Taiwan's Constitutional Court, yet they supply a symbolic protest and a formal record of attempted impeachment. Taiwan's legislature has been in stalemate since Lai took office in 2024 amid a divided government and loss of DPP legislative majority. Opposition leaders aim to register protest, humiliate the president, and retaliate against the executive branch's refusal to promulgate legislation passed by legislators, deepening political polarisation on the self-ruled island.
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