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	USATODAY.com - Taiwanese swarm into capital to protest election results (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The mob broke glass windows and scuffled with police in an unsuccessful attempt to delay the formal certification of the election's results.
		Opposition candidate Lien Chan claims the election was marred by irregularities, which have yet to be documented.
		Chen was officially declared the victor by the Election Commission on Friday, drawing congratulations from the United States that was condemned by China.
	www.usatoday.com /news/world/2004-03-27-taiwan-election_x.htm (822 words)

	Republic of China presidential election, 2004 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Elections for the President and Vice President of the Republic of China (Taiwan) were held on March 20, 2004.
		The election, officially the Election for the 11th-term President and Vice-President of the Republic of China (Chinese: 第十一任中華民國總統、副總統選舉), was the third direct presidential election in Taiwan's history and the 11th presidential election overall under the 1947 Chinese Constitution.
		This lawsuit sought to annul the results of the election.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/ROC_presidential_election,_2004 (4268 words)

	Republic of China National Assembly election, 2005 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The results indicated that the amendments would be approved, as the parties supporting them won an overwhelming majority, and indeed the amendments were passed on June 7, 2005.
		Though this election was not campaigned along the coalition tendencies, some analysts are inclined to see it as a forerunner for the upcoming elections such as the county-level gubernatorial, mayoral, and council elections that may take place later in the year.
		This election initially generated little interest, as it was are largely a procedural formality to elect a new National Assembly whose sole purpose will be to deal with the amendments, which passed almost unanimously by the Legislative Yuan in August 2004.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/ROC_National_Assembly_election,_2005 (1377 words)

	Taiwan election
		City/County Election Commissions (all parties represented on each); note, the pan-blue camp is in power in 14 local governments, and the pan-green in 11, which means that the pan-blue had administrative power over the conduct of the election in a majority of localities.
		Since the final result fell in the middle of the range of pre-assassination attempt polls, it is difficult to perceive any direct impact of the attempt on the result, despite its very shocking nature.
		Where the law violation involves only apart of the election of the recall process, the part of the election or the recall process involved shall be null and void, and a re-balloting on the nullified part shall be held within a fixed period.
	www.romanization.com /taiwan_election/election.html (3086 words)

	Taiwan’s Democracy Needs Support, Not Benign Neglect
		What the election confirmed is that Taiwan is a country marked by a sharp partisan division between the political coalitions led by the DPP and the KMT.
		They want the results of the election cancelled on the grounds that President Chen gained his victory by manipulating the voting environment -- by means of a “mysterious” assassination attempt -- and by a large number of ballots being tossed out as invalid during the count.
		So far, the Bush administration has taken a hands-off approach to the election, officially noting that the results are in dispute and calling for the different parties to “use the established legal mechanisms to resolve any questions about the election results.” There has been no congratulatory message sent to President Chen.
	www.newamericancentury.org /taiwan-20040323.htm (834 words)

	Plurality: misleading duality
		However, when the election, or the election method used, is faulty, problems start to arise in the society, because the leader may no longer represent the true wishes of the population.
		Not only it tends to limit the voters' choice between two main candidates, or two big parties, but it is the reason why, as we shall see later, candidates don't hesitate much to use negative smearing campaign tactics to flen their main rival, regardless of the fact that the population generally disapprove of such antics.
		Elections determined by a majority vote on one ballot literally pulverize third parties (and would do worse to fourth or fifth parties, if there were any; but none exist for this very reason).
	www.masquilier.org /republic/election/plurality-duality.php (4137 words)

	Taiwan 2004 Presidential Election and Aftermath Reports and Commentaries (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The most recent case where serious election fraud was proven occurred after the legislative election in 1995, when the KMT was determined by the court to have rigged the ballots to engineer the defeat of a DPP candidate.
		In a suit of nullifying the result of an election or a recall balloting, when the court has adjudicated and declared the invalidity of the election or recall, the election or recall shall be null and void.
		The election of a person shall be null and void after the court has adjudicated the suit for nullifying his/her being elected and has declared his/her election invalid.
	www.taipei.org /ele2004/20040326.html (3127 words)

	The Epoch Times :: Communist China is Afraid to Report Taiwanese Presidential Election Results
		Even though only 45% of Taiwanese voters cast a vote in regards to the referendum, thus not meeting the 50% voting threshold for validation of the motion, these voters still contradicted the communist propaganda, which stated that all Taiwanese people are against the referendum.
		First of all, some suspect that the communists could be behind the assassination attempt against the Taiwanese president and vice-president, because the communists stand to gain most from the resulting chaos.
		For example, support for the coalition among the poor and Taiwanese aboriginals is high because of the patronage networks that the coalition maintains.
	www.theepochtimes.com /news/4-3-30/20686.html (887 words)

	E-Notes: The Aftermath of Taiwan’s Presidential Election: A Symposium Report - FPRI
		Taiwanese voters have relatively weak party affiliations, and mechanisms the KMT relies on to mobilize voters in Legislative Yuan and local elections do not work as well in presidential contests.
		Taiwanese saw Chen as having enjoyed a warm welcome on his October visit to the U.S. and deduced that Washington had cast its vote for him.
		If Taiwanese believe that pushing further toward formal independence were the only possible means of securing continued autonomy in the face of the PRC’s rising power and leverage, then they might well pursue such a strategy even though it could substantially increase the risk of conflict and might not be likely to succeed.
	www.fpri.org /enotes/20040618.asia.delisle.aftermathtaiwanelection.html (3355 words)

	washingtonpost.com: Chen Dealt Setback In Taiwan Election
		TAIPEI, Taiwan, Dec. 11 -- Taiwanese voters Saturday decided not to give President Chen Shui-bian the legislative majority he had sought in a hard-fought campaign as reinforcement for his leadership and endorsement of his plans to edge the self-ruled island closer to independence.
		The election results, which surprised poll-takers and analysts, marked the first pause in what has been a decade of steady growth in support of independence among Taiwan's 23 million people.
		As a result, the party's mediocre showing was widely seen as a caution flag from Taiwan's 16.5 million voters.
	www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A58279-2004Dec11?language=printer (865 words)

	Asia Times Online :: China News, China Business News, Taiwan and Hong Kong News and Business.
		Pundits and editorialists were quick to cast the election results as a reflection of public opinion regarding the recent overtures to China made by Taiwan's two main opposition leaders, KMT chairman Lien Chan - the former vice president who was twice defeated by President Chen - and PFP chairman James Soong.
		Despite the rather prosaic and undramatic issues at stake, Taiwanese political leaders were quick to paint the election results with broad strokes.
		Whether or not the PFP succeeds in challenging the legitimacy of the election results, there is still at least one hurdle that the KMT and the DPP must overcome on the road to government reform: hashing out a consensus regarding the proposed statute governing the National Assembly's exercise of power.
	www.atimes.com /atimes/China/GE19Ad01.html (1169 words)

	Politics of Taiwan - Taiwan - China
		Because it was impossible to hold subsequent elections to represent constituencies on the mainland, representatives elected in 1947-48 held these seats "indefinitely." In June 1990, however, the Council of Grand Justices mandated the retirement, effective December 1991, of all remaining "indefinitely" elected members of the National Assembly, Legislative Yuan, and other bodies.
		As the National Assembly took action in 1994 to allow for the popular election of the president, the LY in 1994 passed legislation to allow for the direct election of the governor of Taiwan Province and the mayors of Taipei and Kaohsiung Municipalities.
		While the opposition contested the results and suggested the shooting was staged to win sympathy (as President Chen had previously been slated to lose narrowly), it was the first time that the DPP has won an outright majority in an island-wide election.
	www.famouschinese.com /virtual/Politics_of_Taiwan (4012 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Taiwanese (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Lee Teng-hui, 1923-, Taiwanese agricultural economist and politician, president of Taiwan (1988-2000).
		Chen Shui-bian 1951-, Taiwanese political leader, president of Taiwan (2000 Born into poverty, he obtained his law degree from National Taiwan Univ. in 1975 and practiced as a maritime lawyer.
		Matsu or Ma-tsu, Taiwanese island, in the East China Sea, off Fujian prov., China, E of Fuzhou, and c.100 mi (160 km) from Taiwan.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Taiwanese (676 words)

	Association for Asia Research- Taiwan's election results
		The Taiwanese legislative election system is complex, with multiple seats available for each district and multiple contenders vying for votes in each district.
		Additionally, voter turnout in the election was only 59%, much lower than the 80% turnout in the presidential election last year, reflecting voter fatigue and the DPP's inability to mobilize all of its supporters, particularly moderates.
		The result not only kept the pan-green camp in a legislative minority, but its caucus is now composed of a greater number of first-time legislators.
	www.asianresearch.org /articles/2480.html (1345 words)

	E-Notes: Taiwan’s Democracy and Lessons from Yet Another Election - FPRI
		And it continued the recovery from the divisive presidential election of March 2004 in which the outcome likely turned on the eleventh-hour shooting of President Chen Shui-bian and Vice President Annette Lu, and which brought charges from the defeated pan-blue camp asserting that the incumbents’ come-from-behind victory was illegitimate and the assassination attempt staged.
		Accurately or not, the election was often depicted and seen as a mid-term referendum on Chen’s presidency and DPP rule and as a dry-run for national legislative elections in 2007 and the presidential election in 2008.
		This is not to say that the results of the county elections are primarily an expression of voter sentiments on cross- Strait issues.
	www.fpri.org /enotes/20051216.asia.delisle.taiwanelectionlessons.html (3489 words)

	washingtonpost.com: Taiwanese President Narrowly Reelected
		TAIPEI, Taiwan, March 21 -- Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian won reelection by a slim margin Saturday, but his opponent refused to accept the results, accused him of foul play and demanded a recount, throwing the island's political system into turmoil one day after the president was shot and wounded in an apparent assassination attempt.
		In a win for China, though, election authorities nullified the results of a controversial referendum championed by Chen because too few voters took part in it.
		"Its impact on this election was direct," Lien said, who described the timing of the shooting on the eve of the election as suspicious.
	www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A11528-2004Mar20?language=printer (1107 words)

	Online NewsHour: A Vote for Change -- March 20, 2000
		GWEN IFILL: The election was historic; the reaction to it, violent, protesters venting their anger at Taiwan's long-entrenched Nationalist Party.
		President Clinton praised the election process, saying in a statement: "I believe the election provides a fresh opportunity for both sides to reach out and resolve their differences peacefully through dialogue." Street protests ended in Taiwan yesterday, after outgoing President Lee announced he would resign as head of the Nationalist Party.
		It's obsolete because the result strategic ambiguity was the result of the Cold War when both China and the United States faced the Communist Soviet Union.
	www.pbs.org /newshour/bb/asia/jan-june00/taiwan_3-20.html (2271 words)

	The real Taiwan election story: traditions - Roanoke.com
		As I sit watching the election results with a Taiwanese family, I am amazed at what is occurring on this tiny fluorescent island.
		When I ask the Taiwanese person on the street about the great numbers of their people entering and exiting the country, they talk about elections and votes.
		The election is an excuse for families once again to eat together and fulfill time-honored traditions.
	www.roanoke.com /columnists/whited/wb/xp-2832 (913 words)

	Oldman1787's Blog: 03/01/2004 - 03/31/2004
		The BBC reports that the Taiwan election controversy is going to court, with the opposition leader Lien Chan demanding a recount that has been agreed to in principle by the incumbent and tenative victor Chen.
		Indeed, often evolution results in diversity of adaptations and this diversity has the function of being a sort of "adaptive insurance" so that by creating a variety of results in any given situation it is more likely that at least some will survive and succeed even if other forms perish.
		This election is essentially a referendum on the future of Taiwan, and while there may or may not be a sympathy vote factor, this is the second recent election where we've had a last minute "surprise" to liven up things.
	oldman1787.blogspot.com /2004_03_01_oldman1787_archive.html (16081 words)

	Global Beat:A Vote for Independence and Democracy: Taiwan's Election Complicate US-Asian Politics
		The outcome of the elections in Taiwan on December 5 seems certain to intensify the already dangerous confrontation between that island nation and mainland China, and to complicate United States relations with both.
		Altogether, the elections rendered a vote of confidence in President Lee Teng-hui's policy of maintaining Taiwan's independence in all but name and seeking greater international recognition, including membership in international organizations, even as it shuns a formal declaration of independence.
		The election results mirrored poll after poll in recent years, which have shown that a majority of Taiwanese, especially in the younger generation, consider Taiwan and not China to be their homeland.
	www.bu.edu /globalbeat/pubs/ib46.html (1102 words)

	Pyrrhic Victory? - Newsweek: International Editions - MSNBC.com
		There were election protests across the country: thousands of people turned out at the presidential palace, and scuffles broke out between demonstrators and police in Kaohsiung, the country's second largest city, and Tai-chung.
		Before the election, analysts had warned that a Chen victory might even spell the end of the once omnipotent KMT, as party members were slowly ousted from positions of power in the bureaucracy and hounded in the courts over financial scandals.
		The Taiwanese people have been polarized in recent years by the issue of identity, which pits Taiwanese nationalists in the DPP against KMT supporters who identify themselves as Chinese.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/4571271 (1688 words)

	CNN.com - ASIANOW - China spurns Taiwanese president-elect's overtures - March 20, 2000
		Taiwanese President-elect Chen Shui-bian, whose party calls for a declaration of independence from China, called Monday for a "peace summit" with China in a move interpreted as a conciliatory gesture toward Beijing.
		In the week before Taiwan's election, Beijing issued a stream of ominous threats about the possibility of invasion if a pro-independence candidate were elected.
		Taiwanese investment in China is estimated at $30 billion, supporting millions of jobs.
	edition.cnn.com /2000/ASIANOW/east/03/20/taiwan.election.02 (1072 words)

	Election Results
		Below you find an overview of the results and a brief analysis of both the Presidential race, and the National Assembly elections held on 23 March 1996.
		The results show that the Taiwanese voters support a strong "Taiwan first" policy, and were not intimidated by China's bullying.
		This campaign was initiated by the DPP leadership following the December 1995 Legislative Yuan elections, and entailed a tactical cooperation with the pro-unification New Party in an attempt to wrestle the majority in the Legislative Yuan away from the Kuomintang.
	www.taiwandc.org /nws-el04.htm (706 words)

	Taiwan Averts a Crisis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Had the election results been different, the DPP would have been emboldened to take measures moving Taiwan closer toward independence – and might have provoked an aggressive mainland response.
		As a result, the outcome was, almost eerily, what could only have been dreamed by the United States, Beijing, and European countries that have denounced President Chen for upsetting the status quo across the Taiwan Strait.
		But the election may have produced a correction on the tiller of Taiwan's course, as it finds a way to preserve its own achievements without leading outside powers to sacrifice it at the altar of economic and strategic relations.
	yaleglobal.yale.edu /display.article?id=5024 (1386 words)

	Asia Cases 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Some opposition supporters have alleged that the DPP staged the incident to win sympathy votes in the close campaign, though a Central Election Commission investigation stated that the assassination attempt did not significantly influence the election results.
		Taiwanese society has been polarized by the election, and the opposition has held regular protests in recent weeks.
		An election recount is expected in mid-May, though it is not yet clear if it will be completed before Chen is sworn in on May 20.
	www.cpj.org /cases04/asia_cases04/taiwan.html (343 words)

	Institute for Taiwanese Studies
		The Institute for Taiwanese Studies is a Taiwanese American think tank established in the United States.
		Election s in Taipei and Kaohsiung were held on December 9, 2006.
		Before the election, the mayoral races were claimed to have a profound effect on island-wide legislative elections in December next year, and on presidential elections to be held in March, 2008.
	www.its-usa.org (291 words)

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