The reforms give lawmakers the power to ask the military, private companies or individuals to disclose information deemed relevant by parliamentarians.
Lawmakers take part in a session as some hold inflatable balloons, at the Parliament in Taipei, Taiwan May 28, 2024. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
Lawmakers from the the largest opposition party Kuomintang try to block plastic bags, some with a text reading “trash”, that were thrown by lawmakers from the Democratic Progressive Party , during a session at the Parliament in Taipei, Taiwan May 28, 2024. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins The Democratic Progressive Party's Lai Ching-te won the presidency in January elections, but the party lost its majority in parliament. Taiwan's main opposition party, the Kuomintang , along with the small Taiwan People's Party, together have the most seats.
The DPP says the reforms were forced through without proper consultation and their content either vague or an over-reach of power, and on Tuesday its lawmakers threw garbage bags and paper planes at their opposition counterparts. The KMT has denounced the DPP for trying to"paint them red", the colour of China's Communist Party, and says the DPP is trying to stymie efforts to investigate corruption cases and sow unfounded fears about the reforms.
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