Motion condemning Premier Cho advances to second reading in Legislature
Posted on 2026-03-07 13:07:14
A motion to condemn Premier Cho Jung-tai over his refusal to countersign three legal amendments has advanced to a second reading in the Legislative Yuan.
The Cabinet said Wednesday that Cho won't countersign revisions to the Act Governing the Settlement of Ill-gotten Properties by Political Parties and Their Affiliate Organizations, the Satellite Broadcasting Act, and the Organic Law of the Legislative Yuan.
He cited constitutional concerns in all three cases.
Under Taiwan's constitution, the president can't veto laws passed by the legislature, but the premier can refuse to countersign, which effectively blocks them from taking force.
Cho is the first premier to use this power.
The TPP motion admonishes Cho and President Lai Ching-te to "immediately cease their illegal and abusive actions of not countersigning, not promulgating and not implementing."
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