Taiwan News
Date: 2016-07-25
By: Taiwan News, Staff Writer
The Legislature voted 72-31 Monday evening to approve the ruling Democratic Progressive
Party’s (DPP) version of the name of a statute aimed at handling the ill-gotten political party assets.
The bill, which has been blocked countless times in the past when long-time ruling party Kuomingtang (KMT) was the majority in the Legislature, is on the law making body’s agenda on Monday. Even though the KMT has different opinions on many aspects of the bill, the DPP, with its majority in the Legislature, managed to pass the bill during the extra session.
The KMT has opposed the name of “assets improperly obtained.” KMT caucus Secretary-General Lin Te-fu said the name of the bill is targeted specifically at the KMT. However, the DPP said it will not back down on the name. [FULL STORY]