Taiwanese president William Lai will be called before legislators to explain the actions that led to impeachment proceedings being launched against him. Photograph: Ritchie B Tongo/EPATaiwan’s legislature has voted to initiate impeachment proceedings against president William Lai, accusing him of undermining the self-governing island’s constitutional order and democracy. The main opposition Kuomintang (KMT) and the smaller opposition Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) hold a majority in the legislature and the motion passed by 60 to 51. But the opposition lack the two-thirds majority needed to enforce the impeachment when it comes to a roll-call vote on May 19th. Mr Lai’s Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) have accused the opposition of using impeachment as a political game designed to humiliate the president.

Source: The Irish Times December 26, 2025 15:57 UTC