- The Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China on Taiwan voted on the parliamentary reform reconsideration proposal, with 62 votes in favor of upholding the original decision and 51 votes against, resulting in the proposal not passing.
Today (21st), the Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China on Taiwan voted on the parliamentary reform reconsideration proposal. The final vote count revealed 62 votes in favor of “upholding the original decision of the Legislative Yuan, thereby opposing the reconsideration proposal,” and 51 votes against “upholding the original decision, thus supporting the reconsideration proposal.” Consequently, the reconsideration proposal did not pass. It is anticipated that the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) caucus will request a constitutional interpretation after the president promulgates the law.
The vote was conducted by roll call. At 10:15 AM, Legislative Yuan President Han Kuo-yu announced that, for convenience, lawmakers numbered 1 to 60 should collect their ballots at the southern polling station, while those numbered 61 to 113 should go to the northern polling station. Both sides had ballot boxes set up at their respective podiums where two ballots could be deposited. Following the announcement, Blue, Green, and White party lawmakers commenced voting.
The vote was supervised by Yang Chiung-ying, Lin Kuo-cheng, and Chen Pei-yu. The KMT caucus engaged in collective open voting and vocally supported “parliamentary reform” prior to casting their ballots. New Power Party (NPP) lawmaker Lin Kuo-cheng assisted voters by the ballot box.
Around 11:00 AM, Han Kuo-yu entered the chamber to cast his vote, which was met with applause from KMT lawmakers. In contrast, DPP lawmakers voiced their dissatisfaction, questioning, “Why isn’t the Speaker impartial?” and “Why is the Speaker allowed to vote?”
At approximately 11:13 AM, Han Kuo-yu announced that since all lawmakers had completed voting, the vote tally would begin ahead of schedule. Ultimately, under Han’s directive, the results were announced: 62 votes for “upholding the original decision, thereby opposing the reconsideration proposal” and 51 votes against, resulting in the reconsideration proposal’s failure to pass.
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