The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) yesterday held events across the nation to “celebrate Mother’s Day” and promote its US pork import and referendum voting initiatives.
The Central Election Commission on Friday said that the two referendum proposals the KMT initiated have received enough signatures for the petitions to pass, although a final decision on whether the proposals would be put to a vote on Aug. 28 is expected on Friday next week, after a commission review.
One proposal, initiated by KMT Legislator Lin Wei-chou (林為洲), asks: “Do you agree to a total ban on the importation of pork and related products containing