Although the president has the right to appoint the premier, the position of premier is also ratified by the Legislative Yuan, so the Legislative Yuan's powers of assent carry greater weight than the president's right to appoint.
雖然總統有行政院長的提名權，但是行政院長是經由立法院行使同意權產生的，所以立法院的同意權重於總統的提名權。