Taiwanese opposition lawmakers have announced their intention to impeach Taiwan's Chief Executive Lai Qingde.

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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News

TAIPEI, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) — Taiwanese opposition lawmakers from the Kuomintang (KMT) and the Taiwan People's Party (TPP) announced their intention to impeach Taiwan's Chief Executive Lai Qing-te at a press conference in Taipei on Friday.

Earlier, Lai Qingde expressed support for Taiwan's chief executive, Zhuo Rongtai, who refused to sign amendments to the administrative revenue allocation law previously adopted by the island's legislature.

Fu Kunqi, the organizer of the Kuomintang faction in the Legislative Assembly, noted at a press conference that since Lai Qingde took office as Taiwan's chief executive last May, he has continuously trampled on democracy and caused devastating damage to the interests of the island's people.

Fu Kun-qi stated that all Kuomintang and PNT legislators have decided to speak out on behalf of Taiwan's 23 million people. "Lai Qing-de's tyranny must be overthrown," the lawmaker added.

“We will officially submit a motion to impeach Lai Qingde,” announced Huang Guochang, the organizer of the NPT faction, at the same press conference.

He said the opposition would also hold public hearings across the island to explain why impeachment is necessary and how Lai Qingde's actions have stalled the amendments to the law and thus deprived the people of Taiwan of financial resources that should have been used for construction and care for the people.

A motion to impeach a Chief Executive or Vice Chief Executive of Taiwan must first be proposed by at least half of the total number of members of the legislature and approved by a two-thirds majority vote, and then submitted to the judiciary for consideration.

In the January 2024 legislative elections, the Kuomintang and PNT parties won 52 and 8 seats, respectively, in the island's 113-seat legislature, while the Democratic Progressive Party won 51 seats. –0–

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