Members of the Taiwanese legislature clashed in a chaotic brawl this week, resulting in members being tackled and hit, after a member attempted to steal a bill to prevent it from being passed.
Lawmakers were seen leaping over tables and pulling other colleagues to the floor, Reuters reported.
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A Taiwan MP stole a bill during a motion and ran off with it to prevent it from being passed. 😂 pic.twitter.com/yoWffNh7D9
— Rodgers Kipembe Mpuru (@RodgersKipembe) May 18, 2024
The Kuomintang (KMT), the main opposition party, has been working alongside the Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) to opposite the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), which just recently elected a new president but lost control of parliament.
The new president, Lai Ching-te is expected to be inaugurated Monday after he won the election in January.
The country’s democratic party, DPP, says the groups are improperly trying to force through certain proposals without having a customary consultation process.
Lawmakers from all parties were part of the fighting that happened this week. They traded accusations about who was to blame about what happened, Reuters reported.
Lai, a Harvard graduate and member of the DPP, said the election was critical, because voters could be choosing between war and peace with China.
