KMT to invite newly elected president to report to legislature: report
KMT to invite newly elected president to report to legislature: report
2024-01-22
A new legislative session is set to start on Feb. 1. The KMT reportedly plans to invite Lai Ching-te, Taiwan’s newly elected president, to the Legislative Yuan. Opposition lawmakers want to request a “state of the nation” report from Lai. They also want a chance to ask him questions, to subject Lai to public scrutiny. During his presidential campaign, Lai had promised to report to the legislature if invited.
In the Jan. 13 election, the DPP won the presidency but lost its majority in the Legislative Yuan. Reports say the KMT caucus has decided to ask the new president to give a “state of the nation” address before lawmakers.
Lai Ching-te (Nov. 15)
DPP presidential candidate
If the Legislative Yuan asks me to go, I will go.
Before the election, Lai Ching-te had said he’d be willing to give a “state of the nation” address. But the KMT also proposes that Lai take questions on the spot, to face a public examination. Since Taiwan’s first direct presidential election in 1996, no president has delivered a “state of the nation” address at the legislature. Should Lai give a report, he’d be the first president to do so in Taiwan’s constitutional history.
Hsieh Yi-fong
KMT lawmaker
Before the election, all three candidates agreed to report to the Legislative Yuan. So far, there have been no caucus discussions on the format of such a report.
You Si-kun
Legislative speaker
During his time in office, Chen Shui-bian was willing to report to the legislature, but it never happened. If the president were to come, what kind of protocol should be followed? After all, the president represents the country, so any uncivil behavior would make international news.
The DPP and KMT have yet to agree on the details of the presidential summons. The Constitution states that parliament may hear a report on the state of the nation by the president. But it does not explicitly require a president to deliver such a report. It also does not stipulate a question-and-answer session like that for other officials. Given the gray area, much negotiation remains ahead.
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首例! 邀賴清德赴立院國情報告 藍要求"即問即答"
2024-01-22
立法院新會期將在2月1日展開，傳出國民黨立院黨團將提案要求新任總統賴清德到立院國情報告，更主張以"即問即答"的方式，要賴接受第一線民意檢驗。其實在選前，賴清德就承諾過，在符合憲政體制的前提下，樂意把握任何機會，向國會及人民報告。
這次大選，民進黨雖然贏了總統選舉，卻輸了國會席次，傳出國民黨立院黨團已經有共識，邀請新任總統賴清德到立院國情報告。
[[民進黨總統參選人賴清德(11.15)]]
“我如果接到立法院邀請，我會前往。”
選前賴清德就曾經承諾，願意到立院進行國情報告。但國民黨主張以"即問即答"方式，要賴接受第一線民意檢驗。其實自1996年總統直選後，從沒有總統到立院進行國情報告。賴清德如果到立院做國情報告，將成為憲政史上第一位到立院報告的總統．
[[立委(國) 謝衣鳳]]
“選前三黨的總統候選人都同意當選之後，到立法院國情報告，但是以什麼樣的形式報告，目前黨團沒有相關討論。”
[[立法院長 游錫堃]]
“在陳水扁任內的時候，陳水扁也有意過來，但是就是沒有成。既然來了就是國會貴賓，要怎麼樣來禮遇，他是代表國家，如果說萬一有什麼不禮貌的行動，會出國際新聞的。”
國情報告如何進行，藍綠意見不一致。但憲法增修條文明定，立院得聽取總統的國情報告，但沒有明確規範總統有義務到國會進行國情報告。更沒有規定如同官員一樣採一問一答的方式，執政黨與在野黨之間，還有得喬。
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