Control Yuan President Chen Chu (陳菊) on Wednesday said she would fully support the abolition of her branch of government, as her ideal has always been to see powers separated among three branches.
Under the Constitution, government powers are shared among five branches: the Executive Yuan, Legislative Yuan, Judicial Yuan, Control Yuan and Examination Yuan.
The Control Yuan is responsible for supervising and auditing the other branches of government.
Photo: Chang Chia-ming, Taipei Times
Lawmakers from all three major parties have in recent weeks proposed abolishing the Control Yuan, which would require a constitutional amendment.
On Monday, Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) lawmakers called on their Democratic Progressive Party counterparts to join them in freezing the Control Yuan’s budget and proposing a constitutional amendment referendum to abolish the branch.
The referendum would be voted on alongside the general election in 2026 or 2028, the party said.
Speaking to reporters before a forum in Taipei on Wednesday, Chen said her vision for a government with three branches has not changed, and she looks forward to the abolition of the Control Yuan.
As long as the legislature follows proper constitutional procedures to do so, Chen said she would “fully support and respect” the decision.
However, freezing its budget would contravene Constitutional Interpretation No. 632, she said.
Since it is the Constitution that affords the branch its powers, it must be abolished in a way that follows procedures set out in the Constitution, she added.
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