Taipei
City Council is a representative body functioning as a forum for the
citizens' views, and it approves city budgets and rules. The council is also
the city legislature which approves city laws and statutes, and is devoted
to supervising municipal affairs, increasing the welfare of the citizens,
promoting the quality of people's lives, and realizing the divisions of
people’s rights and the powers of the government in a democratic
constitution.
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Councilors of this current
term represent four parties, the KMT (Kuomingtang-the National Party of
R.O.C.) with twenty one seats, the Democratic Progressive Party with
seventeen seats, the People First Party with eight seats, the New Party with
five seats and one independent member. None of the parties holds majority
seats on the floor. Therefore, good coordination among the four parties and
effective interaction between the council and the city government are
especially important in realizing the city’s democratic administration, in
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Taipei is the capital of the
Republic of China. Since upgraded to a special municipality in 1967, this
council is presently in its tenth term (December 25, 2006 to December 25,
2010). Taipei is at present making tremendous progress and improvement in
various projects and public facilities. It has become not only the
political, economic, and cultural center of the nation but also a modern
international metropolis, yearly attracting a great number of distinguished
guests and eminent leaders of politics, industry and commerce from all over
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On behalf of the 2.63 million citizens of Taipei, Taipei City
Council would like to extend a warm welcome to all visitors. Moreover,
this website is established in the hope that you may better understand the
history, organization, functions, and activities of the Council. We hope
that you will enjoy reading it and give us your comments.
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