Traditionally pro-China Kuomintang accusing Taiwanese president of cronyism over appointing senior aide to watchdog post
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The KMT, soundly beaten by Tsai and her Democratic Progressive Party in elections in January, this week occupied parliament’s main chamber for three days, trying to thwart Chen from taking the post.Several KMT lawmakers knocked down voting booths inside the chamber to block DPP legislators from casting ballots over the nomination. KMT has accused the DPP of cheating in part of the vote on nomination this week.
About 100 KMT supporters outside parliament fought with police and some tried to break through barricades, calling on the DPP to withdraw the nomination. Taiwan is a boisterous, sometimes unruly democracy. Punch-throwing and rowdy protests are not uncommon in parliament.
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