(28 May 2024)
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Taipei – 28 May 2024
1. Various of governing party lawmakers chanting during parliament session
2. Zoom out of governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) lawmakers chanting slogans UPSOUND (Mandarin): “Recorded votes”, “People’s rights to voting transparency” (people have the right to know who voted for what bill), and “There is no democracy without discussion.”
3. Lawmakers chanting slogans UPSOUND (Mandarin) “Oppose Congress to expand its power," "Oppose secret consultations,” “Reject the draft and review it again!”
4. Wide of parliament session
5. Parliament hall with a portrait of Sun Yat-sen, the founder of the Republic of China, hanging up on wall
6. Various of opposition and DPP lawmakers raising hands to cast a vote
7. Lawmakers chanting slogans UPSOUND (Mandarin): “Reject the draft and review it again.”
8. Protesters taking photos with a sign reading (Chinese): “May the force be with you, Taiwan.”
STORYLINE:
Taiwan’s parliament resumed sessions on Tuesday to discuss and vote on a set of controversial bills that aims to expand legislative powers.
Lawmakers were seen chanting slogans and waving banners early Tuesday morning, amid arguments over the procedural justice of passing the bills.
The two opposition parties, the Nationalist Party (KMT) and Taiwan People’s Party (TPP), currently hold majority in parliament.
The KMT has proposed granting the legislature "investigative rights" beyond its current right to access official documents, including convening investigation committees and hearings that can summon government officials and military personnel of various levels, as well as civilian people to testify and provide information.
Last week, thousands of protesters gathered outside the parliament in protest against attempts by the opposition KMT and TPP to pass the controversial bills days earlier.
AP video shot by Taijing Wu
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