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Indigenous voters tipped Taiwan's legislative race to the KMT (www.taiwannews.com.tw)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (2 children)

The KMT won 52 seats, but with two independents that are KMT in all but name and caucus with them, they have 54 seats. The DPP won 51 seats and the Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) won eight, leaving no party with a majority of 57.

So does that mean they have to form a coalition government or what? Could DPP and TPP form a government with their total 58 seats? How likely is that?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I'm an outsider looking in who's not particularly familiar with the structure of Taiwan's government, but apparently a coalition is possible but not required. The executive is appointed by the president, which is elected separately and still held by the DPP. The Kuomintang seemingly failed to negotiate a coalition with the third largest party, so now nobody has a majority in the legislature. Presumably anyone that proposes legislation will just need to get the agreement of one of the other parties to get anything done.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Thanks, I also have no idea but at least you've got a little more than me.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

From what I understand, the TPP is closer to the KMT than to the DPP. They have refused to form a coalition, but they abstained so that the KMT could get the Speaker and Deputy Speaker posts. Also the DPP won the presidency, so the legislature and executive are now led by different parties.