Taiwan's government is a multiparty democratic regime headed by popularly-elected president and unicameral legislature.
Taiwan's power is distributed among five large branches of government called Yuan: the Legislative Yuan (National Assembly), Executive Yuan, Judicial Yuan, Examination Yuan, and Control Yuan. The Examination Yuan oversees Taiwan's difficult system of exams, controlling access to education, jobs,business licenses, the civil service and so on. The Control Yuan is a watchdog agency that tries to keep things honest.
The president is directly elected. The president appoints the premier, who wields considerable power because they appoint the heads of Taiwan's many ministries that oversee the large bureaucracy.
Taiwan's power is distributed among five large branches of government called Yuan: the Legislative Yuan (National Assembly), Executive Yuan, Judicial Yuan, Examination Yuan, and Control Yuan. The Examination Yuan oversees Taiwan's difficult system of exams, controlling access to education, jobs,business licenses, the civil service and so on. The Control Yuan is a watchdog agency that tries to keep things honest.
The president is directly elected. The president appoints the premier, who wields considerable power because they appoint the heads of Taiwan's many ministries that oversee the large bureaucracy.
Taiwan is still officially a province of China; there is a largely forgotten provincial government with its capital at the village of Chunghsing in Taichung County. In 1997, Taiwan's constitution was amended to reduce the provincial government's role to a few ceremonial posts. This act angered mainland China, as it seemed to imply that Taiwan was no longer a province of China but an independent nation.
Many claim that Taiwan is the first Chinese democracy. This point can be debated, but there are few countries in Asia that have a more open political system than Taiwan. This a recent change- Taiwan was essentially a dictatorship until martial law was lifted in 1987. Today, there is universal suffrage and the voting age in 20.
Many claim that Taiwan is the first Chinese democracy. This point can be debated, but there are few countries in Asia that have a more open political system than Taiwan. This a recent change- Taiwan was essentially a dictatorship until martial law was lifted in 1987. Today, there is universal suffrage and the voting age in 20.