A DPP lawmaker was confident yesterday that his party will be able to fight off a plan by opposition parties to force the Cabinet to resign.
"The ruling party is brave in facing an opposition demand for the Cabinet to resign since we know that we are backed by the country's people and confident of the achievements made under the party's rule," DPP Legislator Lee Chun-yee (
Lee made the remark in response to confirmation by a KMT legislative leader that the blue camp is looking at pushing the Cabinet to resign.
On Wednesday, KMT Legislator Lee Chia-chin (
Opposition members will file the petition against Premier Yu Shyi-kun if Yu fails to improve his administrative performance before the end of the next legislative session, Lee Chia-chin said, adding that the motion could result in an early legislative election next March.
Lee Chia-chin referred to a constitutional article that states the premier may request the president to dissolve the Legislative Yuan after one-half of the total number of Legislative Yuan members approve a motion and require the premier to tender his resignation within 10 days.
A legislative election must take place within 60 days of the Legislative Yuan being dissolved.
According to Lee Chia-chin, the opposition feels the motion could be a favorable tactic in the blue camp's presidential election campaign.
According to Lee Chia-chin, a legislative election in March, which would coincide with the presidential election, would give the country a new start.
He explained that the motion was discussed to counteract the Executive Yuan's efforts to belittle legislative power by lashing out at the legislature's inefficiency and proposing to carry out a referendum without legislative consent.
But the KMT lawmaker's colleagues took issue with his announcement yesterday.
KMT caucus leader Liu Cheng-hung (
"Lee's remark represented only his personal opinion. The caucus reiterated that anyone who wants to remark on behalf of the KMT legislative bloc must report to me as long as I am the caucus whip until the end of July," Liu said.
The PFP caucus is also opposed to the idea.
"Given that the ruling party will encounter difficulty finding a successor to Yu, the proposal will be futile," said PFP deputy convener Chiu Yi (
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