The China Post
Date: July 28, 2016
By: Stephanie Chao
TAIPEI, Taiwan — A marathon special legislative voting session was halted Wednesday to open
Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Yeh Yi-jin (葉宜津) presses a button to display her vote on the electronic vote tally boards in the Legislative Yuan, Wednesday, July 27. Lawmakers were engaged in a voting session over state-owned business budget proposals, which pushed past 20 hours since commencing on Tuesday afternoon. (CNA)
the way for bipartisan negotiations on state-owned business budget proposals, amid reports that a parliament staffer fainted.
Legislative Speaker Su Jia-chyuan (蘇嘉全) called a halt to the voting session, which had been going on for over 20 hours, citing the heavy burden on Legislative Yuan personnel.
Cross-party negotiations are to commence today.
A Legislative Yuan employee reportedly fainted in a restroom from low blood pressure Wednesday night.
The staffer was sent to a local hospital for medical attention.
Following the incident, the opposition Kuomintang (KMT) caucus criticized the majority Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) caucus over the debacle.
The Legislature called a recess Wednesday morning around 5 a.m. and resumed at 8 a.m.
It was to continue until a special session closed on Friday night.
Earlier, the KMT claimed that it was cooperating with the DPP to hold the session throughout the night, a claim refuted by DPP lawmakers, who claimed that the minority KMT had refused offers to negotiate.
