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Chen Chu backs scrapping Control Yuan
Control Yuan President Chen Chu says she would support plans to scrap the government watchdog, but that any moves to abolish it must be made through a constitutional amendment.
This comes as lawmakers from the DPP, the KMT, and the Taiwan People's Party have proposed abolishing the Control Yuan in recent weeks.
Chen said she would respect a decision to abolish the government watchdog as long as the process was carried out to the letter-of-the-law.
On Monday, the KMT had urged the DPP to vote to freeze the Control Yuan's budget and approve a constitutional amendment referendum to abolish the supervisory and auditory branch of the government.
The KMT says if lawmakers agree on a constitutional amendment, a referendum on the issue could be held either in tandem with 2016's local government elections or alongside the next presidential and legislative elections in 2028.
