Taipei, April 19 -- Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an of the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) on Thursday called on the legislature to pass a vote of no confidence against the Cabinet, accusing President William Lai Ching-te's administration of misusing judicial power, Taipei Times reported.

Chiang urged opposition parties to leverage their majority in the Legislative Yuan to pursue the dismissal motion.

Speaking at a protest outside the Taipei District Prosecutors' Office, Chiang criticised recent raids on KMT offices and the questioning of staff over alleged forged signatures on recall petitions targeting Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) lawmakers. The KMT has described the investigations as politically motivated and a form of persecution. ...