00:00President Lai Ching-de is willing to give an address at the legislature and take questions
00:05from lawmakers. That's according to legislative speaker Han Guo-yu. Han said that Lai accepted
00:10his invitation at the meeting of government leaders earlier on Monday. If it happens,
00:14it would be the first time since 2000 that a Taiwan president has addressed the legislature.
00:19Lai has previously declined similar invitations, saying that it is unconstitutional for the
00:24president to be questioned by lawmakers. Han suggested that the president could answer
00:28questions in a consolidated manner rather than responding to each lawmaker individually.
00:33In response, the presidential office said that Lai is willing to go to the legislature
00:37if the procedure is constitutional.
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