Lai impeachment vote set for May 19By Hollie Younger / Staff writer, with CNAOpposition lawmakers today finalized plans for impeachment proceedings against President William Lai (賴清德), including appearances by the president before the legislature next month and in May before a vote on May 19. The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) lawmakers voted in the majority to pass the two separate motions. Opposition lawmakers on Friday last week announce plans to initiate impeachment proceedings against President William Lai outside the legislature in Taipei. As Lai has violated constitutional order, the legislature must hold him responsible through impeachment procedures, TPP Chairman Huang Kuo-chang (黃國昌) said. The impeachment motion is “purely political infighting,” as the opposition knows it does not control the necessary two-thirds of the legislature needed to pass the impeachment case, she said.

Source: Taipei Times December 26, 2025 08:12 UTC