The China Post
Date: September 13, 2016
By: Yuan-Ming Chiao
TAIPEI, Taiwan — The opposition Kuomintang (KMT) Monday said it would throw its weight behind the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) if the latter initiated a no-confidence vote of the Cabinet, at Tuesday’s legislative session.
“Reflecting on the performance of this Cabinet thus far, bringing up a no-confidence motion is timely,” KMT Legislator Johnny Chiang (江啟臣) said during a press conference, citing Premier Lin Chuan’s (林全) declining approval ratings.
According to “big data surveys,” with over 400,000 samples collected over a period of three and a half months, the KMT claims that 40 percent of those polled were deeply dissatisfied with Lin’s governance, with only 17 percent indicating “extreme approval.” Another 43 percent of respondents did not indicate approval or disapproval of the Cabinet.
Chiang argued that disapproval of the government was tied to policy “flip flops” and a failure in crisis management.
He also indicated that DPP legislators and old guard pan-green officials were dissatisfied with Lin. [FULL STORY]