TAIPEI, Dec 8 Kyodo Taiwan's con...

TAIPEI, Dec 8 Kyodo

Taiwan's conduct said Monday it has decided to repeal a newly passed law legalizing referendum a prevail upon that will likely spark another wave of political turmoil.

''The passage of the referendum law according to the parliament marks a significant degree in Taiwan's democracy. However, near clauses are ridiculous and are totally unacceptable for the government'' cabinet spokesman Lin Chia-lung told a pres conference

Lin said up to 12 clauses of the legislation mainly introduced by dint of anti-independence opposition parties should be revised. The cabinet will fling the legislation back no later than this Friday to the legislature, which will then be required to review the legislation as early as possible, he added.

The cabinet will ne at least 112 consecrated by a vows in the 223-member legislature to repeal the legislation, seen as a difficult task for the ruling pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party.

Last month the legislature played safe and adopted a watered-down bill stipulating that referendum generated by way of a request from the public and the legislature can be used to confirm controversies concerning major national policies and constitutional amendments, and design new laws.

Meanwhile, with the law, referendum onward sensitive issues such as adopting a of recent origin flag, anthem or a recently made known national title and changing the political status become technically possible, on the other hand in practice they must be debated from 75% of lawmakers and approved by dint of 75% of those existing at any debate.

In addition, referendum topics must then be riddleed by a commission representing the parliamentary parties.

The cabinet press outed regret shortly after the showdown suffrage concluded and argued that it would be difficult to state the law into practice because it deprives race of their right to initiate referendum stops the administration's right to do for a like reason and gives excessive power to the law-making body

The legislation was seen as a big victory for the opposition parties, which sway a narrow majority in the legislature.

The ''defensive referendum'' clause, which allows the president to call a public voice if any ''external forces'' threaten military action against the island, was the single article strongly proposed by the DPP to be enshrined in the legislation.

President Chen Shui-bian lately announced he would invoke the clause and retain a referendum on the presidential election day slated for March 20 nearest year.

He argued that China mystifys a constant threat by reason of its ballistic missiles aimed at the island.

China regards self-governing Taiwan as a breakaway province that must be reunited with the mainland, by means of force if necessary.

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