Taiwan lawmakers brawl over bills that could 'damage democracy'

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Taiwanese lawmakers wrestle for control of the podium inside the island's parliament, where opposition parties have tabled legal amendments that could make it more difficult for voters to oust officials they see as unfit. The Democratic People's Party (DPP) of President Lai Ching-te is against the bills, warning that the opposition parties -- the Kuomingtang (KMT) and Taiwan People's Party (TPP) -- risk damaging democracy.

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00:30I am here to protest against the Blue and White Party for taking away people's right to vote,

00:43for spending all the money from the central government's budget,

00:47and for corrupting the Constitutional Court.

00:51This kind of abuse of power has turned the Legislative Yuan of Taiwan into a venue for the People's Congress.

01:00I am here to protest against the Blue and White Party for taking away people's right to vote,

01:05for spending all the money from the central government's budget,

01:10and for corrupting the Constitutional Court's budget.

01:15I am here to protest against the Blue and White Party for taking away people's right to vote,

01:20for spending all the money from the central government's budget,

01:25for spending all the money from the central government's budget,

01:30for spending all the money from the central government's budget,

01:35for spending all the money from the central government's budget,

01:40for spending all the money from the central government's budget,

01:45for spending all the money from the central government's budget,

01:50for spending all the money from the central government's budget,

01:55for spending all the money from the central government's budget.

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