Lawmakers from Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party scuffle with lawmakers from the main opposition Kuomintang party, who have been occupying the Legislature Yuan, in Taipei, Taiwan, on Monday. Photo: Reuters
Lawmakers from Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party scuffle with lawmakers from the main opposition Kuomintang party, who have been occupying the Legislature Yuan, in Taipei, Taiwan, on Monday. Photo: Reuters
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Fighting erupts in Taiwan’s parliament after opposition KMT occupies building in ‘protest against tyranny’

  • More than 20 KMT lawmakers blocked entry to the main chamber with chains and chairs
  • Ruling DPP accuses main opposition party of orchestrating a ‘farce’

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Updated: 11:20pm, 29 Jun, 2020

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Lawmakers from Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party scuffle with lawmakers from the main opposition Kuomintang party, who have been occupying the Legislature Yuan, in Taipei, Taiwan, on Monday. Photo: Reuters
Lawmakers from Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party scuffle with lawmakers from the main opposition Kuomintang party, who have been occupying the Legislature Yuan, in Taipei, Taiwan, on Monday. Photo: Reuters
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