Reform package passed: How Taiwan’ • Table.Briefings

Members of parliament from the opposition KMT protect themselves in the plenary chamber from flying garbage bags thrown from the ranks of the ruling DPP party.

Taiwan’s opposition-controlled parliament passed a reform package on Tuesday that will curtail the power of the new President, Lai Ching-te. Thousands took to the streets to protest against the resolutions.

The Taiwan parliament has granted itself far-reaching powers with the opposition’s votes. The reform package passed on Tuesday after three readings strengthens the Legislative Yuan’s supervision over the government of the new President, Lai Ching-te, who has just been sworn in. His DPP party no longer has a majority in parliament and could not prevent the reform pushed through by the opposition Kuomintang Party (KMT).

Reform package passed: How Taiwan’s opposition wants to control the president

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