NEW LAW MEANS CROSS-CAUCUS MEETINGS BROADCAST LIVE|立院朝野黨團協商 全程直播創首例

To put an end to closed-door negotiations and usher in legislative transparency, a new law that required all cross-caucus negotiations at the Legislative Yuan be broadcast live passed its third reading last month. On December 13, a negotiation session called by Legislative Yuan Speaker Su Jia-chyuan became the first-ever cross-caucus meeting to be streamed live. In a cross-caucus meeting called by Legislative Speaker Su Jia-chyuan, representatives from each party finally reached a consensus. ==SU JIA-CHYUAN Legislative Speaker== For the first item, the approval of nominees for positions in the Fair Trade Commission, we have all reached a consensus and signed for it. The meeting was different from those in the past as it was the first time that such meeting was broadcast live after the Legislative Yuan passed the three readings of the Organic Law of the Legislative Yuan. It makes people wonder if live broadcasting such meetings will put legislators on the spot. ==WU PING-JUI DPP Caucus Convener== As you can see, the negotiation lasted for a long time. Some may not hold their grounds because of live broadcasting. It actually makes a difference. There are pros and cons to this. The Democratic Progressive Party believes that there's pros and cons to live broadcasting. Some question that people might not speak their mind in front of the camera. ==HSU YUNG-MING NPP caucus convener == Each party can negotiate freely with one another, but through live broadcasting, parties must take the responsibility for their stance on each policy. While the New Power Party stated that they will not be tied down in front of the camera, Kuomintang stressed that not everything can be solved through negotiations. ==LIAO KUO-TUNG, KMT Caucus Whip== We have negotiations because we want to solve problems we cannot solve through the normal mechanism. Since the live broadcasting practice just launched, no one knows if it will give rise to a new form of negotiations. We'll see how it goes. With indecisive views to live broadcasting negotiation meetings, it remains to be seen whether or not transparency will be brought to legislative negotiations. TRANSLATED BY：LUKE CHIANG 立法院長蘇嘉全召集朝野黨團協商，各黨團都有代表參加，經過一個多小時的討論，終於達成初步共識。 ==立法院長 蘇嘉全== 我們今天在第一項的一個 公平交易委員會的人事行事 這個同意權的行使 大家都同意了 都簽字了喔 有別於以往的協商，先錄影再放上網路，立法院組織法11月底三讀通過，朝野黨團協商必須實況轉播，因此，這次的協商過程全程直播，也創下立法院首例，不過，直播會不會讓在場的立委們，備感壓力？ ==民進黨團幹事長 吳秉叡== 大家看到協商的過程 其實滿冗長的 如果因為電視直播而使得大家 堅持自己的意見難妥協的話 其實有差 可能發生的狀況缺點 各有利弊 綠營認為，協商時間長短不定，直播各有利弊，也有人質疑，在直播鏡頭前，可能不會說真話。 ==時代力量黨團總召 徐永明== 不同黨團之間要進行協商 大家都管不到 可是透過直播方式 每個政策的立場 各黨團要負起責任來 時代力量表示，不會因為直播而有所顧忌，但藍營卻認為，很多事情不是協商可以解決的。 ==國民黨團總召 廖國棟== 談判就是因為 在正規體制不能解決的 要進入到協商 因為這個直播是剛剛開始 它的效益會怎麼樣 有待觀察 會不會有第二軌的協商出現 有待觀察 朝野黨團對協商直播的看法不一，而直播能否達到國會透明化，值得持續關注。 記者 郭采彥 陳保羅 台北報導