A recent series of proposals from the KMT aims to expand the power of the legislature. This would allow legislators the ability to approve the appointment of officials, as well as conduct investigations of organizations, sections of government, the military, the police, and legal entities. To this extent, legislators would be granted the power to summon government officials and hold them in contempt for not complying, leading to fines of up to 300,000 NT...
Legislative speaker You Si-kun recently visited an exhibition held at the National Taipei University of Technology featuring prospective designs for a future legislature. In comments made at the exhibition, You emphasized that a country’s legislature to reflect the values it holds, seeing as it is iconic of that country...
For a KMT which has dug in its heels regarding the issue of party assets, can taking the legislature hostage be anything except disastrous for its public image?...
New Bloom interviews Ian Rowen, Ph. D candidate at the University of Colorado, and one of the few individuals to have experienced both the Sunflower movement and the Umbrella movement ...