00:00Impeachment, that's what the chair of the Opposition Taiwan People's Party says he will
00:06be seeking for the president and premier.
00:23After Huang's statement, the legislature's Judiciary Committee voted to have the government
00:28watchdog the Control Yuan start impeachment proceedings for Premier Zhu Rongtai.
00:34Both sides of Taiwan's political isles say the country is facing a constitutional crisis
00:40but for different reasons.
00:42At the heart of the matter is a local government funding law that the opposition held legislature
00:47passed.
00:48Zhu refused to countersign the bill, preventing it from coming into effect.
00:54It is an unprecedented move that no previous government has taken.
00:59Cabinet officials say that the bill is unconstitutional.
01:02Zhu Rongtai, according to the 7th Amendment of the Supreme Court, the law of the Supreme Court,
01:05has decided not to replace it.
01:07It is the spirit of the Supreme Court, and the spirit of the Supreme Court.
01:10It is the spirit of the Supreme Court.
01:15Despite the Cabinet's argument, the opposition says that Zhuo's refusal to countersign is what's
01:21putting Taiwan in a constitutional crisis.
01:30Judicial officials were invited to the legislature to provide some legal clarity on the situation.
01:36But the Justice Minister deferred judgment to the Constitutional Court.
01:39The problem is that Taiwan's constitutional court is paralyzed.
01:59It cannot reach quorum as there aren't enough sitting justices.
02:04The legislature has repeatedly rejected President Lai's nominees.
02:08That means constitutionally contentious matters cannot be ruled on, leading to the current
02:13impasse.
02:14Responding to the legislature's proposal to impeach Zhuo, the Cabinet's spokesperson said
02:19this.
02:20Taiwan Plus reached out to the presidential office about the TPP's plan to impeach Lai,
02:39but has not received a response as of airtime.
02:42With both sides pointing the finger at each other and no clear way forward, the constitutional
02:48conundrum facing Taiwan is getting more complicated with each passing day.
02:52Scott Huang and Leslie Liao for Taiwan Plus.
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