The legislature is likely to set its focus on several key bills when its new session opens Monday.
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) lawmaker Chen Ting-fei has said her party aims to speed up the progress of bills governing the transfer of presidential power, political parties, and ill-gotten party assets.
The DPP now holds the majority in the legislature for the first time after it won 68 seats in the mid-January legislative elections. Chen said the DPP will also push for reforms including revisions to legislative assembly rules and changes to the organization of standing committees.
Meanwhile, their main opponents, the KMT, will emphasize bills related to constituents' livelihoods. These include bills on the import of US pork containing the leanness-enhancing drug ractopamine and long-term care insurance. KMT lawmaker Wang Yu-min said the KMT will also push for reforms that will increase the efficiency and transparency of the legislature and the impartiality of the legislature president. The KMT is the second largest political party with 35 legislative seats.
At the same time, the New Power Party said it will focus on bills governing the transfer of political power, cross-strait negotiations, referendums, and elections.