Taiwan opposition occupies parliament to protest government 'tyranny'
TAIPEI - Fighting erupted in Taiwan’s parliament on Monday as lawmakers from the ruling Democratic Progressive Party broke through barricades erected by the main opposition Kuomintang who had occupied it to protest against government “tyranny”.
Taiwan is a rambunctious democracy and fights and protests inside the parliament building are not an uncommon occurrence. Late morning on Monday, DPP lawmakers pulled down the barricades and forced their way in, surrounding the main podium where their KMT opposite numbers had holed up. The KMT, trounced in January’s parliamentary and presidential elections, began their protest in parliament late Sunday. The party traditionally favours close ties with China, which claims Taiwan as its own territory.
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