As expected, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Su Jia-chyuan (蘇嘉全) was elected speaker of the Legislative Yuan yesterday, garnering support from all 68 DPP lawmakers, five New Power Party legislators and one independent.
As the first non-Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) member to preside over the nation’s lawmaking body, Su no doubt shoulders high expectations from the public, which also looks forward to a new legislature undertaking root-and-branch reforms and bringing about improved legislative quality.