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Taipei, Nov. 22 (CNA) A proposed constitution amendment to lower the voting age in the Republic of China (the official name of Taiwan), from 20 to 18 requires the backing of nearly 9.62 million voters to pass in a national referendum to be held on Saturday, the Central Election Commission (CEC) said Tuesday.

Taipei, Oct. 10 (CNA) Opposition Kuomintang (KMT) Chairman Eric Chu (朱立倫) said Monday that as a responsible political party, the KMT was determined to "build peace in the Taiwan Strait, safeguard the Republic of China (ROC) and protect the region."

Taipei, June 29 (CNA) The Council of Indigenous Peoples (CIP) has opposed granting the Siraya and other Pingpu tribes constitutionally-protected Indigenous status which entitles the 16 officially recognized Indigenous peoples in Taiwan to specific privileges.

Legislators have proposed amending the Anti-Infiltration Act (反滲透法) so that political parties found to have colluded with an enemy state to affect the outcome of an election can be dissolved. The preamble of a draft amendment proposed by Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Chiu Chih-wei (邱志偉) cited the UK’s MI5 security service as last year saying that Beijing has used Chinese agents to infiltrate all major British political parties, and was “engaging in political int...

CLARITY NEEDED: After the CUPP said last year that it was advocating unification with China, there was debate about the constitutionality of punishing such behaviorBy Chung Li-hua and Lee Hsin-fang / Staff reporters

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Taipei, March 25 (CNA) Lawmakers across party lines on Friday voted to approve a constitutional amendment to lower the voting age in Taiwan from 20 to 18, sending the issue to a national referendum later this year.

Lawmakers across party lines yesterday voted to approve a constitutional amendment to lower the voting age from 20 to 18, clearing the amendment’s path to a referendum later this year. The proposed bill was put to a vote on the legislative floor yesterday afternoon as dozens of high-school students and representatives of non-governmental organizations mobilized outside the Legislative Yuan building in Taipei to express their support for the amendment. The final vote was 109-0, surpassing the m...

VOTING FROM 18: The bill passed with votes from KMT lawmakers, even though the party did not commit itself to voting in favor of the DPP-sponsored amendment/ Staff writer, with CNA

Taipei, March 23 (CNA) With the Legislative Yuan scheduled to discuss a constitutional amendment bill to lower the voting age in Taiwan from 20 to 18 on Friday, several student groups have urged lawmakers from all four parties with seats in the legislature to support the revision.