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Premier-designate Lin to visit Legislative Yuan

Premier-designate Lin to visit Legislative Yuan

Premier-designate Lin to visit Legislative Yuan

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – Premier-designate Lin Chuan will visit the Legislative Yuan on Thursday and present his first government policy report as Cabinet chief on May 31.
Lin and his team will take office on May 20, the same day President-elect Tsai Ing-wen will be sworn in.
The designated spokesman for the new Cabinet, Tung Chen-yuan, said Tuesday that Lin would arrive with a delegation from his new team at the Legislative Yuan on the morning of May 5 for a meeting with Legislative Speaker Su Jia-chyuan and Vice Speaker Tsai Chi-chang.
Both were elected on February 1 to head the new Legislature, which for the first time ever counts a majority of members from the Democratic Progressive Party. DPP Chairwoman Tsai was elected president on January 16, but her transition period lasts until May 20.
On his visit to the Legislative Yuan, Lin will be accompanied by his choices as vice premier, Lin Hsi-yao, secretary-general, Chen Mei-ling, office manager Shih Keh-he, and by Tung, the spokesman said.
Even though the new premier would not be expected to present his general policy report and face questioning until May 31, his ministers would face committees as soon as May 23, reports said Tuesday.
The Kuomintang initially wanted to hear Lin’s report a week earlier, on May 24, but the DPP caucus apparently felt this would be too soon for the new government. Before the event takes place, the government had to submit the text of the policy report three days in advance, which in this case would have come too soon after the inauguration, reports said.
The DPP controls 68 out of 113 seats at the Legislative Yuan, while the KMT has been reduced to 35 seats.