00:00Taiwan's opposition lawmakers failed to impeach President Lai Ching-de after the motion
00:05falls short of the required two-thirds majority in the 113-seat parliament.
00:11During the parliamentary session, 56 lawmakers voted in support of the impeachment motion,
00:17while 50 lawmakers vote against the proposal.
00:22Lai and his Democratic Progressive Party have remained locked in a bitter political standoff
00:27with the opposition-controlled parliament since taking office in May 2024.
00:33Lawmakers from the Kuomintang and the Taiwan People's Party launched impeachment proceedings
00:37after Lai and his premier refused to approve a revenue-sharing bill passed by parliament.
00:43The bill, backed by the two opposition parties,
00:46aimed to shift a significant share of tax revenues from the central government to local city administrations.
00:52Taiwan's executive branch defended its decision
00:55by arguing that the proposal would heavily drain central funds
00:58and force the government to borrow an unsustainable US$8.5 billion.
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