CNA Explains: The impeachment bid against Taiwan’s Lai – and why it’s unlikely to succeed

Legislature’s impeachment hearings begin

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CNA Explains: The impeachment bid against Taiwan’s Lai – and why it’s unlikely to succeed

The proceedings stem from a political standoff over amendments to a local government spending law passed by Taiwan’s opposition-controlled legislature last November.

Presidential impeachment hearings begin as parties clash over constitutionality

Taipei, Jan. 14 (CNA) Taiwan's Legislative Yuan opened public hearings on Wednesday to discuss impeaching President Lai Ching-te (賴清德), with sharp exchanges between ruling and opposition lawmakers as well as invited legal experts.