TAIPEI -- Taiwan's top court ruled Friday that key provisions in a controversial bill to grant sweeping powers to the legislature at the expense of the presidency were unconstitutional, marking a crushing setback for the opposition's showdown with the government.
The main opposition Kuomintang (KMT) and its scandal-hit ally Taiwan People's Party (TPP), which collectively hold a narrow majority in the parliament, passed a bill earlier this year to massively expand the legislature's investigative power, including the power to summon and question businesses and civilians and require the president to answer questions from lawmakers.
