Chiang Wan-an respects party autonomy on Control Yuan abolition proposal

Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an's recent call to abolish the Control Yuan has met with a differing view from Kuomintang (KMT) party chairwoman Chu Li-wen, who stated that abolishing the government watchdog is not a priority for the party. Chiang, however, maintains that the Legislative Yuan caucus should have autonomy in deciding its legislative agenda.

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I have clearly stated from the beginning that the Legislative Yuan should achieve a substantive freeze of the Control Yuan's operations by comprehensively rejecting the list of Control Yuan members, and then abolish the Control Yuan through constitutional amendment.

Chiang initially proposed that the legislature should effectively freeze the Control Yuan's operations by rejecting all nominations for its members, followed by a constitutional amendment to abolish the institution. He acknowledged hearing Chu's perspective but reiterated his respect for the Legislative Yuan caucus's independence and final decision-making power. He suggested that if the KMT caucus decides to co-propose a constitutional amendment, the focus should be on whether the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is engaging in political maneuvering.

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I have heard Chairman Chu's views, and I have expressed mine before. I completely respect the autonomy of the Legislative Yuan caucus and its final decision.

Chiang emphasized that the public is observant of political actions. He noted that the Taiwan People's Party caucus has already decided to propose a constitutional amendment. Chiang implied that the DPP's response to any KMT proposal would reveal their true intentions, urging transparency and accountability in the political process.

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If the KMT caucus is also willing to co-propose, then it depends on whether the DPP is playing a game of 'falsely hitting a ball'. The people's eyes are discerning.