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In 1928, the nation was united by the national government. The military government came to an end and the instructional government started with stipulations of instructional guiding principles. The instructional government was expected to be ended in 1935. At the 9.18 event of Japanese invasion, KMT had the plan of ending instructional government and called the National Assembly to formulate the Constitution. Yet, because of the current political situation, such actions did not happen. In November 1935, the Kuomintang held a National Congress Conference in which a resolution passed on calling a National Assembly in 1936. However, representatives of all provinces failed to be elected in time, therefore a resolution passed by the Central Standing Committed on October 15 to delay the National Assembly. This was the first delay.
On February 20 of 1937, a resolution was made by The Third Central Plenary Session of the Fifth Conference to call a National Assembly on November 12 of the year for the purpose of formulating the Constitution. However, the war against Japanese started on July 7 of 1937, then national Assembly failed to be held. A resolution was made to delay the Assembly. This is the second delay.
After the establishment of the Political Participation Council of Nationals, suggestions were made on calling National Assembly to formulate the Constitution. In October 1939, the Sixth Central Plenary Session of he Fifth Conference was held in which a resolution passed on calling a National Assembly on November 12 of 1940. The representatives of all provinces were elected by the end of June 1940. Because the war has been spread to a wider range, the representatives could not go to Chongqing for the meeting. Thus, National Assembly was once again delayed. This is the third delay.
In 1943, the Eleventh Central Plenary Session of the Fifth Conference made a solution, which read, "The National Government shall convene the National Assembly one year after the war ends, to formulate and release the Constitution." The victory of the war against Japanese came in 1945, and the National government made a decision to call the National Assembly on November 12 of 1945. However, due to a change in the political situation, in order to promote unity, to restore the national order, a Political Consultative was held in which a resolution passed on delaying the National Assembly. This is the fourth delay.
Resolution was made in the Political Consultative Conference on calling National Assembly on May 5 of 1946. However, the name list of representative failed to be presented on the report day. Representatives from the Communist Party and the Democratic League asked for delaying the Assembly. This is the fifth delay
After several months' consultation, the Supreme Committee of the National Defense considered that the National Assembly should not be delayed any more. Therefore, a decision was made on July 3 of 1946 to call the National Assembly on November 12 of the year.
Concerning the election of the representatives of the National Assembly, the National Government decided in December 1935 to let the Legislative Yuan stipulate the Electoral Law of National Assembly members after the National Assembly was called on November 12 of 1936. The Law was officially announced on May 14 of 1936 according to which the National Assembly members are generated according to the following methods:
(1)Natural representatives: including the Central Standing Committee members and the Central Control Committee members
(2)Regional representatives: 665 people
(3)Occupational representatives: 380 people
(4)Representatives of special election: 150 (including elections in Liaoning province, Jilin province, Heilongjiang province and Rehe province, elections in Mogolia and Tibet, elections in migrants and army)
(5)Representatives appointed by the National Government: 240
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