r/InternationalNews • u/PostHeraldTimes • 8d ago

Asia Debate Over Bill Turns Violent as Lawmakers Brawl and Barricade the Door to Prevent Vote on New Election Laws in Taiwan

https://www.latintimes.com/debate-over-bill-turns-violent-lawmakers-brawl-barricade-door-prevent-vote-new-election-laws-569870
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u/PostHeraldTimes 8d ago

The barricades were created in response to three amendments proposed by by Taiwan's Kuomintang (KMT) party. If passed, elected officials later deemed unfit would be harder to remove.

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