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PFP says it won't be party to Chen's second-phase constitutional reforms

The People First Party (PFP), the second-largest opposition party in the legislature, indicated yesterday that it will not be party to the second phase of President Chen Shui-bian's (陳水扁) constitutional reforms, but will concentrate on issues affecting people's livelihoods after the new legislative session opens on Sep. 13.

Reacting to reports that Chen plans to hold 10,000 discussion sessions across Taiwan from mid-September to elicit grassroots support for his constitutional reform plan, Hwang Yih-jiau (黃義交), the PFP legislative caucus convener, alleged that the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is "indifferent to the people's suffering" and knows only the gimmicks of manipulating constitutional reform topics.

Huang said that the PFP will not be party to what he described as Chen's "game," but will concentrate on helping the people resolve the problems that most affect their livelihoods.

He said that Taiwan is experiencing an economic slowdown, which thigs harsher for the people. He said there are burning issues like deteriorating social order, corruption of government officials and increasing transfers of benefits because of collusion between big business and the government.
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