President Ma Ying-jeou’s (馬英九) nominees for president and vice president of the Judicial Yuan were approved by the legislature yesterday.
A total of 71 out of the 107 legislators who participated in the vote supported Central Election Commission Chairman Rai Hau-min (賴浩敏) to serve as president of the Judicial Yuan, while 36 lawmakers voted against him.
Seventy-three legislators voted in favor of having former National Communications Commission chairman Su Yeong-chin (蘇永欽) serve as vice president of the Judicial Yuan, while 34 legislators voted against him.
Under the Act Governing the Legislature’s Exercise of Power (立法院職權行使法), the nomination is considered approved as long as the nominees win support from more than half of the legislature’s 112 lawmakers.
The Democratic Progressive Party, which holds 33 seats, had vowed to reject Rai’s and Su’s nominations, questioning the pair’s integrity and political affiliation.
The result of the vote indicates that three pan-blue legislators — either members of the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) or the pro-KMT Non-Partisan Solidarity Union (NPSU) — opposed Rai’s nomination despite the KMT caucus’ and NPSU’s decision earlier yesterday to fully support Ma’s nominees.
After the nomination cleared the legislative floor, Rai and Su visited Legislative Speaker Wang Jin-pyng (王金平) and other legislators to express their gratitude.
Rai vowed to protect the independence of the judiciary, eliminate incompetent judges and safeguard people’s rights during trials.
Ma’s nominees for the Examination Yuan, were also approved.
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