▁constitution al ▁conflicts ▁between ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Y uan ▁and ▁the ▁executive ▁branch ▁over ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁appointment ▁for ▁the ▁premier ▁and ▁whether ▁the ▁president ▁has ▁the ▁power ▁to ▁call ▁a ▁special ▁session . ▁ ▁Am id ▁ 7 0 % ▁public ▁support , ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Y uan ▁voted ▁ 2 1 7 - 1 ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁for ▁a ▁package ▁of ▁am end ments ▁to : ▁ ▁Hal ve ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁seats ▁from ▁ 2 2 5 ▁to ▁ 1 1 3 ▁ ▁Switch ▁to ▁a ▁single - member ▁district ▁parallel ▁voting ▁elect oral ▁system ▁ ▁In cre ase ▁the ▁terms ▁of ▁members ▁from ▁ 3 ▁to ▁ 4 ▁years , ▁to ▁synchron ize ▁the ▁legisl ative ▁and ▁president ial ▁elections . ▁( The ▁change ▁was ▁implemented ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁election ▁cycle , ▁as ▁the ▁legisl ative ▁election ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁and ▁the ▁president ial ▁election ▁followed ▁in ▁March .) ▁ ▁The ▁new ▁elect oral ▁system ▁installed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁includes ▁ 7 3 ▁pl ur ality ▁seats ▁( one ▁for ▁each ▁elect oral ▁district ), ▁ 6 ▁seats ▁for ▁ab original s , ▁with ▁the ▁remaining ▁ 3 4 ▁seats ▁to ▁be ▁filled ▁from ▁party ▁lists . ▁Every ▁county ▁has ▁a ▁minimum ▁of ▁ 1 ▁elect oral ▁district , ▁thereby ▁guaranteed ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁seat ▁in ▁the ▁legisl ature , ▁while ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁proportion ally ▁represented ▁seats ▁drawn ▁from ▁party ▁lists