Following the Democratic Progressive Party's historic loss in last November's local election, Premier Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌) announced his resignation as Taiwan's premier. Su led other Cabinet members to resign en masse on Monday, so new political changes may be on the horizon. Brendan Wong has the story.
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Chen Chien-jen (陳建仁) was officially sworn-in as the new premier by President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) on Tuesday. Chen was tasked with leading a Cabinet reshuffle following Premier Su Tseng-chang's (蘇貞昌) resignation announcement on January 19.
Chen announced the new Cabinet members within three days of their induction. The Cabinet members gathered outside of the legislature in the morning to take a group photo.
Four new women joined the Cabinet, which increased the Cabinet’s female representation by around 10%, making up almost a fifth of the members. But 29 Cabinet members have remained in their positions. As a result, Taiwan's main opposition party has been questioning the reshuffle's effectiveness.
Kuomintang chairman Eric Chu (朱立倫) says he thinks the Cabinet reshuffle is dull and insignificant. Chu says the cabinet is heading in an unclear direction based on its composition.
Only time will tell whether this new Cabinet will fulfill the promises it set out to achieve and earn the people's trust.