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Taiwan (Presidential)
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ELECTION TYPE |
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| Taiwan, Republic of China |
Presidential |
March 18,
2000 |
At stake
in this election:
- Office of the president
of Taiwan, R.O.C.
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Description
of government structure:
- Chief
of State: President LEE Teng-hui
- Head
of Government: Premier Vincent SIEW and Vice Premier LIU Chao-shiuan
- Taiwan
has a bicameral Parliament composed of the 334-member National Assembly and a 225-member Legislative Yuan.
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Description
of electoral system:
- The
president is elected by simple majority vote for a four-year term.
- In
the Legislative Yuan, 168 members are elected by simple majority vote
within constituencies, 41 are elected on the basis of the proportion
of nationwide votes recieved by participating political parties and
the remaining 8 are elected from overseas Chinese constituencies by
proportional representation. All members serve three-year terms.
- All
334 members in the National Assembly are elected by simple majority
vote to four-year terms.
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Main
candidates for president:
- Presidential Candidate: CHEN Shui-bian
Party: Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)
Valid Votes Received: 4,977,737
Percentage of Valid Votes: 39.30%
- Presidential Candidate:
James SOONG
Party: Independent Candidate
Valid Votes Received: 4,664,932
Percentage of Valid Votes: 36.84%
- Presidential Candidate: LIEN Chan
Party: Kuomintang (Nationalist Party) (KMT)
Valid Votes Received: 2,925,513
Percentage of Valid Votes: 23.10%
- Presidential Candidate: HSU Hsin-liang
Party: Independent Candidate
Valid Votes Received: 79,429
Percentage of Valid Votes: .63%
- Presidential Candidate:
LEE Ao
Party: New Party
Valid Votes Received: 16,782
Percentage of Valid Votes: .13%
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When was
the last presidential election?
- Presidential Elections were
last held on March 23, 1996
- President LEE Teng-hui received
54% of the vote, defeating Peng Ming-min who received 21%.
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Population
and number of registered voters:
- Population: 22,092,387 (Dec 1999)
- Number of registered voters: 15,462,625
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Of Interest:
- Relations
between Taiwan and Mainland China and the possibility of their reunification were central issues in this election. Social welfare and national defense policies were also important issues.
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| SOURCE: INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ELECTION SYSTEMS (IFES) |
| For additional information:
IFES ElectionGuide Online |
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