Premier Cho Jung-tai (卓榮泰) and Legislative Speaker Han Kuo-yu (韓國瑜) held a closed-door meeting on Wednesday, as the legislature remains divided over a controversial set of reforms.
Although the content of their conversation was not released, Cho on Facebook said he reiterated to Han the people’s concern over the progress of the reform bills and relations between the parties.
An estimated 30,000 people took to the streets outside the Legislative Yuan in Taipei on Tuesday, as opposition lawmakers inside passed the second reading of the amendments in a process critics blasted as lacking transparency and proper debate.
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The changes seek to introduce “contempt of legislature” penalties, expand the legislature’s powers of investigation and require the president to attend question-and-answer sessions.
“The people want to see smooth communication between the executive and legislature, and good cooperation between the central and local governments,” Cho wrote. “This is the new expectation for our country that we can give to the people of Taiwan.”
The Cabinet is to propose urgent and less controversial policies to benefit the public, and calls on the legislature to assist these efforts, he said.
Cho said he in particular called on Han and legislators to support a proposed set of four anti-fraud bills, as well as relief funds for Hualien County to rebuild from the April 3 earthquake.
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