TAIPEI (TVBS News) — More than half of Taiwan's residents think the country's president and majority of legislators should be from different political parties, according to a poll conducted by Shih Hsin University's Institute of Knowledge Economy Development.
The poll showed that 51.8% of respondents held this view and also found broad support for the president to give a State of the Nation address to the Legislative Yuan, with 77.7% in favor.
Yet, only 28.8% of participants knew that an annual report to the legislature was a presidential responsibility, while 70.3% were unaware of such a requirement.
Regarding party cooperation, more than half of respondents (53.5%) backed the idea of the Kuomintang and the Taiwan People's Party taking turns in the Presidential or Premier posts.
Within this group, 36.1% were "somewhat supportive" and 17.4% were "strongly supportive." Opposition to such a proposal stood at 30.2%.
Of the polled participants, 34.5% thought it best if the president and the majority of the Legislative Yuan were from the same party.
This opinion was more prevalent among university graduates at 59.3% and those with postgraduate degrees at 52.3%.
Reflecting on the current government led by the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), the poll revealed that 36.8% support this administration, while 45.8% oppose it. The remaining 17.4% did not express an opinion.