KMT, TPP move forward with motion to impeach LaiBy Sam Garcia / Staff writer, with CNAThe motion to impeach President William Lai (賴清德) has been placed on the agenda for the Legislative Yuan’s session on Friday, after the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and Taiwan People’s Party today used their majority in the Procedure Committee to schedule it. The Legislative Yuan’s Procedure Committee today met to set the agenda for the legislative sessions from Friday through Tuesday next week. Chinese Nationalist Party caucus secretary-general Lo Chih-chiang speaks at the Legislative Yuan in Taipei in an undated photograph. The KMT caucus proposed impeaching Lai for allegedly contravening Article 72 of the Constitution by refusing to promulgate amendments to the fiscal planning act passed by the Legislative Yuan. The article states that the Legislative Yuan can initiate impeachment proceedings against the president if more than one-half of legislators agree.

Source: Taipei Times December 23, 2025 10:16 UTC