The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislative caucus said on Tuesday that there is "no precedent" in democratic countries for using referendums to overturn or reject Constitutional Court rulings.

The lead stories in major Taiwan dailies on Monday are as follows:

The Legislative Yuan on Friday passed an opposition-backed amendment that restores a practice for a referendum to be held on a national election day if one occurs during the period in which the referendum must take place.

Opposition Kuomintang (KMT) chair-elect Cheng Li-wun (鄭麗文) said on Friday that she hopes Taiwan can "make as many friends as possible," when asked to elaborate on her recent remarks that "Vladimir Putin is not a dictator" because he was elected, during an interview with Deutsche Welle (DW).

The ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), the main opposition Kuomintang (KMT) and the smaller Taiwan People's Party (TPP) each commented on their respective legislative priorities Monday as the Legislative Yuan began a new session.

The result of Saturday's referendum on restarting the Third (Maanshan) Nuclear Power Plant showed that nuclear energy remains a divisive issue in Taiwan and highlighted the need for a more diverse energy mix, Taiwanese scholars said Sunday.

The decade-long political advantage of Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has come to an end, according to Yoshiyuki Ogasawara, an honorary chair professor at Taiwan's National Tsing Hua University (NTHU).

A referendum on restarting Taiwan's Third Nuclear Power Plant drew mixed reactions on Saturday, as most who voted favored the extension, but low turnout prevented it from reaching the required affirmative threshold.

The months-long recall campaign aimed at unseating most lawmakers from the opposition Kuomintang (KMT) ended in a rout for the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) on Saturday, prompting its leader and President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) to promise a Cabinet reshuffle.

The failure of Saturday's referendum to restart the Third Nuclear Power Plant in Pingtung County, the last in Taiwan when decommissioned in May, has reignited debate over the country's energy future amid growing demand on green resources.