Around 40 Taiwanese civic groups marched on the Legislative Yuan demanding the opposition stop blocking a supplementary budget — bad news for the KMT and TPP leadership, who are being framed as paralyzing the government.

• Protesters want the 2026 supplementary budget passed by the end of October, especially the defense portion.
• Most of the "strengthen defense" money covers items the opposition cut earlier: homegrown and bought drones, anti-drone systems, missile defense, ammunition, and Taiwan-US military cooperation.
• Groups are threatening eight KMT lawmakers running for mayor or county chief — including Ko Chih-en, Hsieh Lung-chieh, and Chiang Chi-chen — telling them to drop out if the budget fails.
• A welfare package worth billions is also stuck; it would raise pensions for elderly farmers and other basic benefits for millions of people, backdated to July.
• Critics say Fu Kun-chi and Huang Kuo-chang have turned the legislature into "parliamentary rule," freezing appointments at the Control Yuan, the media regulator, and public television.

Outlook: The fight comes to a head by the end of October, when the supplementary budget vote lands right as local election campaigns ramp up.