Prosecutor-General Nomination Rejected: KMT and TPP Leverage Numerical Advantage to Block Hsu Hsi-hsiang
Taiwan's Legislative Yuan rejected the nomination of Hsu Hsi-hsiang as Prosecutor-General due to opposition from the Kuomintang (KMT) and Taiwan People's Party (TPP). Hsu Hsi-hsiang failed to meet the approval threshold and will not assume the position.
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(Central News Agency reporter Wang Yang-yu, Taipei, 5th) The Legislative Yuan today conducted a recorded vote on the nomination of Hsu Hsi-hsiang for Prosecutor-General. With legislators from the Kuomintang (KMT) and Taiwan People's Party (TPP) casting dissenting votes, Hsu Hsi-hsiang failed to meet the approval threshold, and the nomination was rejected.
The Presidential Office announced in a press release on March 13th that the current Prosecutor-General of the Supreme Prosecutors Office, Hsing Tai-chao, would complete his term on May 7th. President Lai Ching-te, in accordance with the Organic Act of the Courts, nominated Hsu Hsi-hsiang, Chief Prosecutor of the Supreme Prosecutors Office, as the Prosecutor-General of the Supreme Prosecutors Office, and requested the Legislative Yuan to exercise its power of consent.
After negotiations between the ruling and opposition party caucuses in the Legislative Yuan on April 17th, it was decided that a recorded vote on the Prosecutor-General nomination would be held today.
The Legislative Yuan currently has 113 legislators. Based on the party seats in the parliament, the KMT, along with independent legislators Chen Chao-ming and Kao Chin Su-mei who participate in the KMT caucus, holds a total of 54 seats. The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has 51 seats, and the Taiwan People's Party (TPP) has 8 seats.
According to Article 29, Paragraph 2 of the Act Governing the Legislative Yuan's Power, when the Legislative Yuan exercises its power of consent for personnel appointments other than those specified in Article 29, Paragraph 1, it shall not conduct discussions but refer the matter to relevant committees for review. After review, the matter shall be submitted to the plenary session for a recorded vote, and approval requires the consent of more than one-half of all legislators. Currently, with a total of 113 legislators, 57 affirmative votes are required for approval. Otherwise, the nomination is rejected. (Editor: Su Lung-chi) 1150505
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(Central News Agency reporter Wang Yang-yu, Taipei, 5th) The Legislative Yuan today conducted a recorded vote on the nomination of Hsu Hsi-hsiang for Prosecutor-General. With legislators from the Kuomintang (KMT) and Taiwan People's Party (TPP) casting dissenting votes, Hsu Hsi-hsiang failed to meet the approval threshold, and the nomination was rejected.
The Presidential Office announced in a press release on March 13th that the current Prosecutor-General of the Supreme Prosecutors Office, Hsing Tai-chao, would complete his term on May 7th. President Lai Ching-te, in accordance with the Organic Act of the Courts, nominated Hsu Hsi-hsiang, Chief Prosecutor of the Supreme Prosecutors Office, as the Prosecutor-General of the Supreme Prosecutors Office, and requested the Legislative Yuan to exercise its power of consent.
After negotiations between the ruling and opposition party caucuses in the Legislative Yuan on April 17th, it was decided that a recorded vote on the Prosecutor-General nomination would be held today.
The Legislative Yuan currently has 113 legislators. Based on the party seats in the parliament, the KMT, along with independent legislators Chen Chao-ming and Kao Chin Su-mei who participate in the KMT caucus, holds a total of 54 seats. The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has 51 seats, and the Taiwan People's Party (TPP) has 8 seats.
According to Article 29, Paragraph 2 of the Act Governing the Legislative Yuan's Power, when the Legislative Yuan exercises its power of consent for personnel appointments other than those specified in Article 29, Paragraph 1, it shall not conduct discussions but refer the matter to relevant committees for review. After review, the matter shall be submitted to the plenary session for a recorded vote, and approval requires the consent of more than one-half of all legislators. Currently, with a total of 113 legislators, 57 affirmative votes are required for approval. Otherwise, the nomination is rejected. (Editor: Su Lung-chi) 1150505
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