16 Facts About Legislative Yuan

Legislative Yuan is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of China located in Taipei.

The Legislative Yuan is composed of 113 members, who are directly elected for 4-year terms by people of the Taiwan Area through a parallel voting system.

The Legislative Yuan previously had 759 members representing each constituencies of all provinces, municipalities, Tibet, Outer Mongolia and various professions.

President and Vice President of the Legislative Yuan are elected by the 113 legislators during a preparatory session in the beginning of their 4-year terms.

President and Vice President of the Legislative Yuan sometimes translate to speaker and deputy speaker respectively in English.

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Legislative bills proposed to the Legislative Yuan have to be cosigned by a certain number of legislators.

Concept of Legislative Yuan was introduced by Sun Yat-sen's Three Principles of the People.

The Legislative Yuan, under Sun's political theory, is a branch of government elected by the National Assembly that serves as the standing legislative body when the National Assembly is not in session.

Original Legislative Yuan was formed in the original capital of Nanking after the completion of the Northern Expedition.

Current Constitution of the Republic of China came into effect on 25 December 1947, and the first Legislative Yuan session convened in Nanking on 18 May 1948, with 760 members.

Opposition parties were formally illegal until 1991, but in the 1970s candidates to the Legislative Yuan would run as Tangwai, and in 1985 candidates began to run under the banner of the Democratic Progressive Party.

The Legislative Yuan greatly increased its prominence after the 2000 Presidential elections in Taiwan when the Executive Yuan and presidency was controlled by the Democratic Progressive Party while the Legislative Yuan had a large majority of Kuomintang members.

Legislative Yuan proposed to give itself the power to summon the president for an annual "state of the nation" address and launch a recall of the president and vice president .

The Legislative Yuan will have the power to propose the impeachment of the president or vice president to the Council of Grand Justices.

Much of the work of the Legislative Yuan is done via legislative committees, and a common sight on Taiwanese television involves officials of the executive branch answering extremely hostile questions from opposition members in committees.

Current Legislative Yuan building in Taipei, was formerly the Taihoku Prefectural Taihoku Second Girls' High School constructed during the Japanese colonial rule since 1960 with the administrative offices previously a dormitory.