JRF Will Continue to Monitor Constitutional Amendment in Good Faith

Facing the upcoming constitutional amendment, pan-blue and pan-green political parties and electoral alliances completed their registration for the National Assembly election yesterday. Regarding whether to support the constitutional amendment bill passed by the Legislative Yuan last year, opinions vary significantly not only across parties but also within the same party. In response, the Judicial Reform Foundation stated that it joined the "Alliance for Monitoring Constitutional Amendment in Good Faith" on March 15. Together with relevant civil society groups and from a neutral standpoint, the Foundation will monitor whether political parties across the spectrum renege on their political commitments regarding last year's amendment bill, and will observe and supervise the entire amendment process, including the Legislative Yuan's prior enactment of the "Law on the Exercise of Powers by Delegates to the National Assembly."

Additionally, regarding the nomination of two Foundation members, Attorney Ku Li-hsiung and Attorney Lin Ching-ping, as National Assembly election candidates by the Democratic Progressive Party, the Foundation respects their personal wishes and career planning and extends its best wishes. However, the personal actions of the aforementioned two individuals do not represent the Foundation. To maintain the Foundation's impartial and neutral stance, the two individuals have proactively stated, with the Foundation's consent, that they will suspend their positions within the Foundation effective immediately.

As an organization that has long persisted as a grassroots reform force, the Foundation will continue to uphold its independent stance in the future to monitor the constitutional amendment good faith of all political parties, and welcomes ongoing criticism and guidance from all sectors.