The KMT and PFP, which had originally split because of the presidential election, joined together with the New Party to form an alliance to oust the president, forming a majority in the legislature of nearly two thirds, the threshold needed to pass a recall motion. This was the subject of widespread attention.
原先因總統選舉而分裂的在野各黨也因為罷免案而串聯合作，在立法院形成幾乎達到三分之二重大法案通過門檻的席次，引起各界關注。