Taiwan's opposition-controlled legislature has rejected every nominee for the Control Yuan, the latest in a long run of blocked appointments that leaves key state bodies without leadership — bad news for President Lai Ching-te's government.

• The legislature voted down the nominees for Control Yuan president, vice president, and all 25 remaining member posts; none reached the required majority.
• This is the sixth time the KMT-TPP opposition has wiped out an entire slate of nominees, after rejecting two batches of constitutional court judges, four broadcasting regulators, the prosecutor general, and three election commission members.
• Across the current legislature, 12 separate rounds of appointments have been killed off, delayed, or partly rejected.
• The opposition also uses softer tactics: approving some names while cutting others, stalling votes in committee, or — as with public television board seats — resigning en masse right before a review to stall the process.

Outlook: With no sign of compromise, Taiwan's watchdog and judicial bodies look set to stay short-staffed, deepening the deadlock between Lai's government and the legislature.