ACHIEVEMENTS: The DPP government has reformed the nation’s pension, tax and judicial systems, despite challenges, the president told the DPP National Congress
Taipei Times
Date: Jul 16, 2018
By: Lin Chia-nan / Staff reporter
The nine-in-one local elections in November will be a battle between
President Tsai Ing-wen, center, first row on stage, participates in a call for support of the Democratic Progressive Party’s candidates for the upcoming nine-in-one local elections during the party’s National Congress in the Grand Hotel in Taipei yesterday. Photo: Fang Pin-chao, Taipei Times
proponents and opponents of reform, President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) said at the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) National Congress yesterday.
The annual meeting took place at the Grand Hotel in Taipei and was titled “Promoting Reforms for the Next Generation.”
The meeting focused on the election of new members to the party’s Central Standing and Central Advisory committees, and rallying support for its candidates in the Nov. 24 race, DPP spokesperson Cheng Yun-peng (鄭運鵬) said.
Despite challenges, the DPP administration has over the past two years strived to reform the nation’s pension, tax and judicial systems, and amended the Labor Standards Act (勞動基準法) and the Company Act (公司法) , Tsai, who is also DPP chairperson, said in her opening speech.
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