Several days after the inauguration of President Lai Ching-te, protests persist in front of Taiwan’s parliamentary building. The trigger was the opposition’s plan for a reform that would give the parliament greater control over the government. With such a reform, the nationalist Kuomintang Party (KMT) and the Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) could form a majority in votes. To this end, the two main opposition parties on the island have announced a coalition.