TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – Premier Cho Jung-tai (卓榮泰) is scheduled to deliver his first government report to the Legislative Yuan on May 31, but President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) is unlikely to present a State of the Nation address as long as constitutionality issues remain unresolved, reports said Wednesday (May 22).

The legislature has been the scene of violent clashes between the ruling camp and the opposition, as the latter has tried to force through several proposals deemed unconstitutional by Lai’s Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). The party intends to take the opposition amendments to the Constitutional Court for a ruling, per UDN.

One of the proposals by the Legislative Yuan was a formula where lawmakers could question the president at his State of the Nation address, requiring him to provide immediate answers. Lai will not deliver such a speech until the formula is ruled constitutional, DPP Legislative Caucus Convener Ker Chien-ming (柯建銘) said in an online interview Wednesday.

The senior lawmaker said Lai could visit the Legislative Yuan to present the State of the Nation address according to the Constitution, but not to be questioned. Once there is a decision by the Constitutional Court, the president can deliver his speech at the Legislative Yuan, Ker said.

On Wednesday, Premier Cho and his top Cabinet officials visited the Legislative Yuan, where they held 20 minutes of discussions behind closed doors hosted by Legislative Speaker Han Kuo-yu (韓國瑜), per CNA. The premier said the government wanted to submit proposals with broad support first and leave the more problematic topics for later, according to Ker, who attended the meeting.

Cho named four anti-fraud measures, amendments targeting money laundering, and an extra budget for Taiwan Power Company as his priorities. Ker expressed the hope that Cho’s May 31 government report could proceed without the clashes seen in recent days.