Video: Taiwan MP Tries To Run Away With Bill To Stop It From Being Passed
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In the middle of the chaos, a Member of the Parliament swiftly snatched the bill documents and made a dramatic dash to prevent it from being passed, showed an online video.
Chaos erupted at the Taiwan Parliament on Friday after a bitter dispute over a controversial reform bill. In the middle of the chaos, Guo Guowen, a Member of the Parliament, swiftly snatched the bill documents and made a dramatic dash to prevent it from being passed, showed an online video. ???????? LMAO: A member of Taiwan's parliament stole a bill “with the speed of an American football player” to prevent it from being passed.-> That should just be an official process in any democracy. Love it … haha pic.twitter.com/0C4T4DbbSU
The incident occurred just days before President-elect Lai Ching-te is set to take office on Monday, having won January's election even though his Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) does not have a majority in the legislature, according to Reuters.
Kuomintang (KMT), the primary opposition party, has more seats than the DPP but not enough to control the parliament alone. So, they are teaming up with the smaller Taiwan People's Party (TPP) to push for their common goals. The opposition wants to give parliament more power to check the government's actions, including a controversial plan to punish officials who lie in parliament.
