DPP: Opposition's Impeachment Lacks Legitimacy, Will Enter Legislature on 19th to Support President Lai

(Central News Agency, Taipei, May 18, by reporter Yeh Su-ping) With the Legislative Yuan set to vote on the impeachment of President Lai Ching-te on the 19th, DPP Policy Committee CEO Wu Szu-yao said today that the government has achieved success in boosting the economy and has received positive evaluations for taking care of people's livelihoods. This, she said, is the confidence the public has given the ruling team. She criticized the opposition camp for only engaging in struggles and impeachment, stating the impeachment has no legitimacy whatsoever. The DPP caucus will enter the legislative chamber tomorrow to express its opposition and bravely stand with the public's will. After Premier Cho Jung-tai announced he would not countersign the Act Governing the Allocation of Government Revenues and Expenditures, KMT and TPP legislators initiated impeachment proceedings against President Lai. According to the schedule, the Legislative Yuan held its second review meeting on May 13 and 14, with the impeachment vote to take place on May 19. DPP Policy Committee CEO Wu Szu-yao and spokesperson Wu崢 held a press conference today on a "Poll for the Second Anniversary of Governance," pointing out that both the government's policy satisfaction and President Lai Ching-te's trust ratings have crossed the halfway mark, with satisfaction for policies related to reducing people's burdens exceeding 70%. In response to media questions about the presidential impeachment, Wu Szu-yao said that while the ruling team is working hard to care for people's livelihoods and boost the economy, the opposition camp only engages in struggles and impeachment, which lacks both legitimacy and public support. Wu Szu-yao said that today's poll clearly shows that President Lai has received high satisfaction in both domestic and foreign affairs, which is the confidence the public has given the ruling team. She said the ruling team has been successful in boosting the economy, has received positive evaluations for caring for people's livelihoods, and has gained high public support for protecting Taiwan. The opposition parties, she argued, are impeaching for the sake of impeachment and opposing for the sake of opposition, and their cooperation with hostile external forces to manipulate Taiwan's political struggles will not win social approval. Wu Szu-yao stated that today's poll is a great encouragement to the ruling team. Regarding tomorrow's impeachment vote in the Legislative Yuan, the DPP caucus will enter the chamber to express its opposition, bravely stand with the public's will, and support President Lai in leading the country in the right direction. (Editor: Su Chih-tsung) 1150518