Taiwan's government is in a deepening standoff between the executive branch and the opposition-controlled legislature, with each side accusing the other of breaking the constitution.

• Premier Cho Jung-tai refused to countersign bills passed by the legislature, including a children's savings account law, saying the laws are unconstitutional.
• Legislative speaker Han Kuo-yu hit back that no governing power outranks the constitution; Cho asked in return whether the legislature itself has followed the constitution.
• The opposition KMT says nothing in the constitution gives a premier the power to refuse a signature, and that the cabinet is not a constitutional court.
• KMT figures are aiming past Cho at President Lai Ching-te, saying he should be calling the two sides together instead of leaving it to parliament.
• Trust between the two camps has collapsed, and each institution is now claiming the constitution backs its side.

Outlook: With no talks scheduled and both sides dug in, the fight over who decides what is constitutional will likely end up before Taiwan's courts.