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Taiwan People's Party Pushes To Abolish Government Watchdog

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By Howard Chang/Andy Hsueh/Alex Chen/Leslie Liao

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Taiwan's smaller opposition Taiwan People's Party is pushing to abolish Taiwan's government watchdog, a distinct branch of the government called the Control Yuan. The proposal has passed the first stage with a quarter of the country's lawmakers signing off on it, but there is a very high bar to effect a constitutional change, as would be needed. CORRECTION: The report inaccurately stated that the KMT and TPP caucuses together hold 64 seats in the legislature. They actually hold 62 seats.