Taiwan News
Date: 2016-01-22
By: Chia Lee, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
It is the first time the DPP won an absolute legislative majority, taking 68 of 
the 113 seats. The DPP legislative caucus members held a press conference Friday morning to speak of their reform proposals, which will be put forth once the DPP takes office.
Presidential and legislative elections last week saw a landslide victory for the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) with Tsai Ing-wen being elected as president and the party winning a majority of seats in the next Legislature. The DPP legislative caucus members held a press conference Friday issuing their manifesto, vowing to push for legislative reform immediately after taking office.
It is the first time the DPP won an absolute legislative majority, taking 68 of the 113 seats. The DPP legislative caucus members held a press conference Friday morning to speak of their reform proposals, which will be put forth once the DPP takes office.
The proposals are part of the DPP’s wider plans for legislative reform, said legislator Lee Chun-yi, including the establishment of regulations for an impartial speaker of the Legislature, changes to the Legislature’s voting system, and the improvement of the Legislature’s efficiency and transparency. [FULL STORY]
