Editing Legislative Yuan (section)

===Legislative violence===
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. In the 1990s, there were a number of cases of [[legislative violence|violence breaking out on the floor]], usually triggered by some perceived unfair procedure ruling, but in recent years, these have become less common. There was a brawl involving 50 legislators in January 2007 and an incident involving 40 legislators on 8 May 2007 when a speaker attempted to speak about reconfiguring the Central Election Committee. It has been alleged that fights are staged and planned in advance.<ref>"Parliamentary antics said to be staged", Taiwan News (newspaper), Vol. 58, No. 322, 18 May 2007, p. 2</ref> These antics led the scientific humor magazine ''[[Annals of Improbable Research]]'' to award the Legislative Yuan its [[Ig Nobel Prize|Ig Nobel Peace Prize]] in 1995 "for demonstrating that politicians gain more by punching, kicking and gouging each other than by waging war against other nations".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://improbable.com/ig/ig-pastwinners.html#ig1995 |title=The 1995 Ig Nobel Prize Winners |work=Winners of the Ig Nobel Prize |publisher=Annals of Improbable Research |access-date=2009-02-10 |archive-date=2009-08-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090830181439/http://improbable.com/ig/ig-pastwinners.html#ig1995 |url-status=live }}</ref> On 29 June 2020 more than 20 lawmakers affiliated with the [[Kuomintang]] took over the legislature over night, blocking entry to the main chamber with chains and chairs, saying the government was trying to force through legislation and demanding the president withdraw the nomination of a close aide to a high-level watchdog. [[Democratic Progressive Party]] lawmakers forced themselves in while there were scuffles and shouting with Kuomintang lawmakers. On 18 May 2024, a lawmaker attempted to steal a bill in an attempt to prevent it from being passed. This resulted in a brawl on the chamber floor due to the chaos.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Irwin |first=Lauren |date=2024-05-18 |title=Member of Taiwan's parliament steals bill to prevent its passage |url=https://thehill.com/policy/international/4671868-taiwan-parliament-member-steals-bill-prevent-passage/ |access-date=2024-08-27 |website=The Hill |language=en-US}}</ref>