The Executive Yuan on Thursday passed a set of draft amendments that would bar those convicted of national security offenses from leading political parties in Taiwan.
The amendments are to prevent foreign forces from infiltrating local parties and interfering in Taiwanese politics, the Ministry of the Interior said in a statement.
The 16 draft revisions to the Political Parties Act (政黨法) — which would affect those found guilty of breaching the National Security Act (國家安全法), the Classified National Security Information Protection Act (國家機密保護法) and the National Intelligence Services Act (國家情報工作法) — are to be sent to the legislature for approval.
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One of the draft amendments also seeks to hold political parties and their leaders accountable if the parties are found guilty of financial reporting irregularities.
The changes would plug a loophole that has existed for the past five years in which parties avoid paying fines by having no listed assets in the party’s name, the ministry said.
Money raised or received by a political party must be deposited in a bank account under its own name, with leaders and the parties facing pentalties in the event of irregularities, the draft law says.
In addition, political parties must maintain a minimum membership of 100 to be registered, and can hold a general assembly to elect party representatives once membership exceeds 300.
The proposed amendments also seek to limit the consolidation of individual power through the use of proxies by requiring party members and representatives to attend general assemblies in person.
The draft proposal would also remove legislators-at-large from their seats if their party is dissolved.
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