Taipei, Dec 20, 2024 (AFP) - Taiwan lawmakers brawl over bills that would 'damage democracy'

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2024-12-20

Taiwanese lawmakers tackled and doused each other with water on Friday as President Lai Ching-te's party tried to block the passage of bills they say could harm the self-ruled island's "democratic system". Scores of lawmakers from Lai's Democratic Progressive Party had occupied the podium of the parliament's main chamber since Thursday night and barricaded themselves inside -- piling up chairs to block entrances. The DPP parliamentarians were att......

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