National Assembly approves reforms

Earlier yesterday morning, Presidential Office Secretary-General Yu Shyi-kun and DPP Chairman Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌) visited the DPP assembly caucus in Yangmingshan, where the assembly met, and supervised the process of voting.

Yu called on opposition parties to recognize mainstream public opinion and push for the second phase of constitutional reform.

MOVING FORWARD

"The second phase of constitutional reform will begin as soon as the National Assembly completes the constitutional amendment package today," he said.

"The second phase of constitutional reform will not touch on such sensitive issues as sovereignty, the national title, territorial boundaries or independence from or unification with China, because there is no public consensus," he said.

It would, on the other hand, deal with the government system, government branches, the Taiwan Provincial Government, military service and civil rights, he said.

KMT Secretary-General Lin Feng-cheng (林豐正), however, wasted no time pouring cold water on Yu's comments, calling the DPP's second phase of constitutional reform "impractical" and "lacking public consensus."

"While the DPP should put more effort in improving people's livelihoods, it focuses on pushing for constitutional reforms for its own political interests," he said. "Until the public reaches a consensus over the second round of constitutional amendments, the DPP should rein in its horses."

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