Author: MGSN

Taiwan’s politics, sharply polarized at the best of times, have been particularly contentious entering the summer months of this year. Taiwan’s January 2024 elections produced a divided government, with Lai Ching-te (賴清德) of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP, 民主進步黨) winning the presidency; and a coalition of the Kuomintang (KMT, 中國國民黨) and the Taiwan’s People’s Party (TPP, 台灣民眾黨) taking a majority of the seats in the Legislative Yuan (立法院). Following serious controversies in 2024 over matters such as the government budget, legislative authority, and the role of the constitutional court (see analysis here and here), civic activists upset over the actions…

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