On the night of Sunday to Monday, MPs from the opposition party barricaded themselves in Taiwan’s parliament. In the morning there was a scuffle with members of the ruling group. – It’s a very dangerous thing. You can’t treat other MPs like that, ‘said one opposition MP.
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Taiwan is a spontaneous democracy, and clashes and protests at the parliament are not uncommon there, according to Reuters.
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Over 20 MPs from the opposition Nationalist Party (Kuomintang – KMT) occupied the building overnight from Sunday to Monday in protest against – as they called it – the “tyranny” of the Taipei government. The entrance to the main meeting room was blocked by chairs and surrounded by chains, demanding that President Caj Ing-wen withdraw his nomination of his close associate, Czen Chu, as head of an independent audit body.
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Scuffles in the parliament
On Monday morning, MPs of the ruling DPP broke through the barricades, broke into the hall and surrounded KMT members gathered on the main podium. A quarrel and scuffle broke out. Opposition MPs eventually withdrew, accusing members of the ruling Progressive Democratic Party (DPP) for using violence against them.