Legislative Session Extended to End of August, Longest Since 2012

Taiwan’s opposition parties have passed a proposal to extend the current legislative session to the end of August, making it the longest since 2012.

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00:00Taiwan's opposition parties have passed a proposal to extend the current legislative

00:05session to the end of August, making it the longest since 2012.

00:09The opposition Kuomintang and the smaller Taiwan People's Party say the extension is

00:13necessary.

00:14They say it's needed to review a recently approved U.S. tariff relief package and other

00:19regulations on AI.

00:21The ruling Democratic Progressive Party has criticized the move, saying it is meant to

00:24help KMT lawmakers who are facing recall votes this summer.