Lai promulgates amended law tightening recall petition rules
Posted on 2025-02-19 08:08:13
In news from and about Taiwan this morning,
President Lai Ching-te has signed off on amended legislation that tightens requirements for petitions used to initiate the recall of elected officials.
Lai's signing off on the amendments to the Public Officials Election And Recall Act comes after lawmakers voted to uphold the legislation following a re-vote requested by the Cabinet last week.
The amendments were proposed by the K-M-T and had the back of the Taiwan People's Party.
The D-P-P says it is preparing to petition the Constitutional Court to rule on the constitutionality of the amended law.
However, the party has not explained how the government will go about seeking such a ruling from the Constitutional Court ..
... as the newly amended Constitutional Court Procedure Act mandates that a minimum of 10 justices hear and rule on a case, with an unconstitutional ruling to be supported by at least nine justices.
The court currently has only eight Grand Justices as the Legislative Yuan has declined to approve a new slate of judicial nominations peesented by Lai in December.
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