Calm Down About Taiwan’s New Premier

In Taiwan’s weird semi-presidential system (the legislature can recall the premier but the President can then dismiss the legislature, neither event ever occurs) the Premier is responsible for overseeing the executive agencies and implementing domestic policy. With a major local election inbound in...

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Published inDiplomat (Rozelle, N.S.W.)
Main Author Turton, Michael A
Format Magazine Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Tokyo Tribune Content Agency LLC 08.09.2017
Subjects
Foreign policy
Local elections
Political appointments
Politics
Presidents
Beijing China
China
Taiwan Strait
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Summary:In Taiwan’s weird semi-presidential system (the legislature can recall the premier but the President can then dismiss the legislature, neither event ever occurs) the Premier is responsible for overseeing the executive agencies and implementing domestic policy. With a major local election inbound in 2018, many observers have argued that President Tsai of the pro-Taiwan Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) will remove the uninspiring technocrats who populated her first cabinet and replace them with politicians who know how to get things done and also connect with voters. Lai has also been mentioned as a possible successor to Tsai one day, so the new post will give him central government experience as well as provide a test of his abilities. Since Lai’s possible ascension to the premiership and presidency has been the subject of much discussion in local media since Tsai’s election in 2016 (and long before), it is hard to imagine how the international media could create an international political context for it.
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ISSN:1446-697X