TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan’s legislature will hold a recorded vote at 10 a.m. on May 19 on whether to impeach President Lai Ching-te (賴清德), requiring a two-thirds majority to pass.

UDN reported that Taiwan’s main opposition party, the KMT, issued a top-level mobilization order to ensure attendance. DPP lawmakers criticized the move as preparation for political confrontation.

The impeachment stems from a dispute over the Cabinet’s refusal to countersign and implement amendments to a fiscal law passed by the opposition-controlled legislature. KMT and TPP lawmakers say this violates constitutional norms and undermines legislative authority.

Opposition lawmakers launched impeachment proceedings late last year, and the legislature approved a review timetable on Dec. 26 using its majority. Two public hearings were held on Jan. 14 and 15, followed by a first round of committee review on Jan. 21 and 22, per Liberty Times.

Lai was invited to attend the review sessions but did not appear. A second hearing is scheduled for next Monday, with government officials and scholars expected to present their views, per Economic Daily News.

Lawmakers will hold additional committee reviews on May 13 and 14. The case will then move to a final vote.

Under Taiwan’s system, presidential impeachment cases begin in the Legislative Yuan and are then reviewed by the Constitutional Court. The motion must be approved by two-thirds of all legislators, but the opposition lacks sufficient votes, making passage unlikely, TVBS reported.