Measures adopted by the Legislature to raise the thresholds for
Constitutional Court rulings will take effect tomorrow after being
promulgated by President Lai Ching-te.

Presidential Office spokesperson Karen Kuo says Lai signed the amendments to
the Constitutional Court Procedure Act into law despite his opposition to the
revisions.

Kuo said Lai firmly believes the amendments disrupt the Constitutional
Court's operations, usurp the judicial authorities' powers and undermine the
principle of separation of powers among government branches.

Kuo says Lai is calling for a Constitutional Court ruling on the
constitutionality of the amendments.

The D-P-P legislative caucus has already petitioned the Constitutional Court
to seek an injunction to halt enforcement of the measures and a judgment to
have them revoked.

However, the revisions require a minimum of 10 justices to hear and rule on a
case, and it remains unclear whether the Constitutional Court, which normally
has 15 justices but currently has only eight, can review such a case.

Lai previously nominated seven candidates to replace those whose eight-year
terms ended on October 31 of last year, but all were rejected by the
Legislature.

Lai has yet to select any new nominees.