KMT convener’s ruling sparks rush of podiumPROSECUTOR ISSUE: Weng Hsiao-ling failed to follow procedure and hold a vote because not enough KMT members were at the meeting, a DPP lawmaker saidBy Chen Cheng-yu / Staff reporterThe Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) convener of the legislature’s Procedure Committee “hijacked the vote” amid the process to nominate a new prosecutor-general, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) lawmakers said yesterday. The committee adjourned amid disagreement over KMT Legislator Weng Hsiao-ling’s (翁曉玲) actions after she submitted a draft agenda to the full session instead of putting it to a vote at the meeting. Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Legislator Weng Hsiao-ling, right, argues with Democratic Progressive Party lawmakers at a meeting of the Legislative Yuan’s Procedure Committee at the legislature in Taipei yesterday. Photo: Liu Hsin-de, Taipei TimesDPP Legislator Chen Pei-yu (陳培瑜) said that Prosecutor-General Hsing Tai-chao’s (邢泰釗) term ends on May 7. She adjourned the meeting, sparking discontent among DPP legislators, who swamped the podium, resulting in a heated exchange.

Source: Taipei Times March 17, 2026 17:11 UTC