[Politics] Following Hsieh Cheng-ta, Liao Wan-ju also announces refusal of Control Yuan nomination

Following former New Taipei City Deputy Mayor Hsieh Cheng-ta's written statement today (16th) announcing his decision to decline the nomination for Control Yuan member, another nominee, former KMT legislator Liao Wan-ju, also issued a statement saying that after careful consideration, she has decided to decline the nomination for Control Yuan member, in support of the legislative proposal to abolish the Control Yuan through constitutional amendment. Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim announced on the 11th that President Lai Ching-te nominated Chen Yung-hsing, former president of the Taiwan Association for Human Rights, as President of the Control Yuan, and current Control Yuan member Wang Jung-chang as Vice President, along with nominees such as Hsieh Cheng-ta and Liao Wan-ju for Control Yuan members. Liao Wan-ju stated in her statement today that she thanks all sectors for their concern and advice during this period. After careful consideration, she has decided to decline the nomination for Control Yuan member. Liao Wan-ju explained that as a political worker who has long served as a central representative, when she received the inquiry for the Control Yuan member nomination, she believed that with her years of experience interacting with local communities, she could contribute to fairly and quickly responding to the public's expectations of the Control Yuan and rebuilding societal trust in it. This was her original intention for accepting the nomination. Liao Wan-ju pointed out that with the announcement of the Control Yuan member list, it has sparked much discussion. Especially regarding the abolition of the Control Yuan, it is the first time that all parties in the legislature have reached a consensus, and public opinion largely agrees. Therefore, she issued this statement to support the legislative proposal to abolish the Control Yuan through constitutional amendment. She also hopes that the legislature will expedite the constitutional amendment work for a constitutional system suitable for the Republic of China (Taiwan) to meet public expectations. She once again thanks for the nomination and expresses gratitude for everyone's concern and support. (Editor: Liao Yi-ting)