2024 Taiwanese legislative reform controversy

Bluebird Movement
Mass protests on May 21, 24, and 28 around the Legislative Yuan, from top to bottom.
Date17 May 2024 – present (1 year, 1 month and 3 days)
Location
Caused byAttempted passage of bills granting greater powers to the Legislative Yuan
Goals
  • Revoke bills passed on basis of unconstitutionality
  • Recall legislators proposing and supporting the bills
Status
  • Bill passed on May 28; the Democratic Progressive Party filed a lawsuit for constitutional review
  • Many provisions of the bills were annulled for breaching the constitution by the Constitutional Court on October 25
Parties

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Number
  • tens of thousands of protesters

The 2024 Taiwanese legislative reform controversy started with the proposal and passage of a set of controversial legislative reform bills. It triggered the so-called Bluebird Movement (Chinese: 青鳥行動), a series of protests.