Legislature approves Central Election Commission nominees

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2017/11/17
By: Chen Chun-hua and Kuan-lin Liu 

Taipei, Nov. 17 (CNA) The Legislative Yuan on Friday approved the Cabinet’s nominees for chairman and five other members of the Central Election Commission (CEC) in a vote that was boycotted by the opposition Kuomintang (KMT).

The Legislature confirmed the nomination of National Central University law professor Chen In-chin (陳英鈐) as the commission’s chairman, effective immediately given that the previous chairman’s term ended earlier this month.

Chen, the director of National Central University’s Institute of Law and Government, received 70 of the 72 votes that were cast on Friday.    [FULL  STORY]