The Legislative Yuan held elections for its committee conveners, with the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) winning eight seats, the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) winning seven and the Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) receiving one.
The Legislative Yuan has eight standing committees, each with two conveners who decide their respective committee’s agenda, making the elections a political battleground between parties.
The Internal Administration Committee is to be chaired by the DPP’s Chang Hung-lu (張宏陸) and KMT’s Niu Hsu-ting (牛煦庭).
Photo: Liu Hsin-de, Taipei Times
The DPP’s Puma Shen (沈伯洋) and the KMT’s Huang Jen (黃仁) are to chair the Foreign and National Defense Committee.
DPP Legislator Tsai Yi-yu (蔡易餘) and KMT Legislator Hsieh Yi-fong (謝衣鳯) are to chair the Economics Committee, with the Finance Committee to be led by DPP Legislator Lai Hui-yuan (賴惠員) and KMT Legislator Lai Shyh-bao (賴士葆).
The Social Welfare and Environmental Hygiene Committee is to be led by the DPP’s Liu Chien-kuo (劉建國) and KMT Legislator Su Ching-chuan (蘇清泉).
The Education and Culture Committee’s conveners are DPP Legislator Lin I-chin (林宜瑾) and KMT Legislator Ko Ju-chun (葛如鈞).
The DPP’s Chuang Ruei-hsiung (莊瑞雄) and the KMT’s Wu Tsung-hsien (吳宗憲) are to lead the Judiciary and Organic Laws Committee.
Following a concession by the KMT, TPP Legislator Lin Kuo-cheng (林國成) is to chair the Transportation Committee alongside DPP Legislator Hsu Chih-chieh (許智傑).
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