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 ROC presidential election, 2004
The election, officially the Election for the 11th-term President and Vice-President of the Republic of China (&;), was the third direct presidential election in Taiwan's history and the 11th presidential election overall under the 1947 Chinese Constitution.
In contrast to the elections of 1996 and 2000, the PRC was quiet in this election until early November.
Elections for the President and Vice President of the Republic of China (Taiwan) were held on March 20, 2004.
www.bidprobe.com /en/wikipedia/r/ro/roc_presidential_election__2004.html   (4132 words)

  
 ROC presidential election, 1996 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The previous eight ROC Presidential and Vice Presidential elections under 1947 Constitution were by the deputies of the National Assembly.
The Election for the 9th-term President and Vice-President of the Republic of China (第九任中華民國總統、副總統選舉), the first ever direct elections for President and Vice President of the Republic of China on Taiwan, occurred on March 23, 1996.
The Democratic Progressive Party conducted an extensive nomination process: the presidential candidate was selected after two rounds of voting and fifty public debates by the two finalists.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/ROC_presidential_election,_1996   (550 words)

  
 Elections in Portugal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Elections in Portugal gives information on election and election results in Portugal.
The President is elected for a five year term by the people while the Parliament has 230 members, elected for a four year term by proportional representation in multi-seat constituencies, the districts.
Portugal elects on national level the President and the national Parliament, the Assembly of the Republic.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Elections_in_Portugal   (126 words)

  
 Great Romania People's Party - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
After 1992 's elections, PRM polled less than 4% of the vote and won 22 seats in Romanian legislative and it was part of the governmental coalition (the Red Quadrilateral) between 1993 and 1995.
At the elections of 1996, PRM and Tudor polled less than 5% of the vote, still achieving 27 seats in Romanian legislative assemblies.
After the elections in 2000, PRM is the second-largest party in the Romanian parliament.
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Greater_Romania_Party   (126 words)

  
 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, GENERAL ELECTIONS AND SENATORIAL ELECTIONS IN ROMANIA
The main Romanian association for the defence of civic rights, Pro Democratia that had deployed several thousand observers across the country for the election announced for its parts the withdrawal of all of its observers in the second round of the presidential election due to the " numerous infringements recorded ".
In the senatorial elections the PSD won 36.45% of the vote versus 31.72% for Justice and Truth Alliance.
The Social Democrat Party (PSD-PUR) also came out ahead in the general and senatorial elections winning, in the general election it won 35.9% of the vote versus 31.44% for the Justice and Truth Alliance.
www.robert-schuman.org /anglais/oee/roumanie/resultats.htm   (126 words)

  
 Politics of Romania - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In the 1990 presidential and legislative elections, the FSN and its candidate for presidency, Ion Iliescu, won with a large majority of the votes (66.31% and 85.07%, respectively).
This trend continued in the legislative and presidential elections of the same year, in which the opposition dominated the cities and made steep inroads into rural areas previously dominated by President Iliescu and the PDSR, which had lost many voters in their traditional stronghold constituencies outside Transylvania.
Presidential elections have been last held in November 2004; the following elections are scheduled for November 2009.
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Politics_of_Romania   (126 words)

  
 ROC legislative election, 2001 - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation ROC legislative election, 2001
The first national election to be held after Chen Shui-bian's victory in the 2000 ROC presidential election, the 2001 legislative election resulted for the first time in the Kuomintang (KMT) losing its majority and President Chen's Democratic Progressive Party to emerging as the largest party in the legislature.
The Election for the 5th Legislative Yuan (&;) of the Republic of China (ROC) on Taiwan was held on December 1, 2001.
The KMT's loss in the election could also be attributed partly to the single non-transferable voting scheme in place.
www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/ROC-legislative-election-2001.html   (540 words)

  
 chen li an
Lin Yang-kang originally considered Chen to be his vice-presidential running-mate in the ROC presidential election, 1996.
While he still considered the Kuomintang a "rotten party" [1], Chen endorsed the KMT candidate Lien Chan in the ROC presidential election, 2000, believing that Lien was unlike the rest of the Kuomintang.
After losing his bid in the presidential election, Chen announced that he would no longer hold another public post in his life.
www.yourencyclopedia.net /chen_li_an.html   (403 words)

  
 Portuguese presidential election, 1996 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Social Democrats were coming from a clear defeat in Portuguese legislative election, 1995, and their former leader, Cavaco Silva, who had left the office of Prime Minister after ten years at the helm, lost by 400,000 votes to the Mayor of Lisbon, Jorge Sampaio.
The two other left-wing candidates both left the race one week before the elections, announcing their support for Sampaio.
With only two candidates left on the race, no second round was needed, and Sampaio was inaugurated to his first term in office on 9 March 1996.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Portuguese_presidential_election,_1996   (172 words)

  
 Election Resources on the Internet / Recursos Electorales en la Internet
Elections to the New Zealand House of Representatives and Elections to the German Bundestag describe the Mixed Member Proportional (MMP) representation system used in both countries, with results of parliamentary elections held in New Zealand from 1996 to 2005 and in Germany from 1972 to 2005.
The results of parliamentary elections held in Portugal since 1975 (now including results of the early legislative election held on Sunday, February 20, 2005), as well as a description of the proportional representation system used to choose members of the Portuguese legislature are available in Elections to the Portuguese Assembly of the Republic.
The results of parliamentary elections held in Denmark since 1990 (now including final results of the early parliamentary election held on Tuesday, February 8, 2005), as well as an overview of the proportional representation system used to choose members of the Danish legislature are available in Elections to the Danish Folketing.
electionresources.org   (631 words)

  
 U.S. presidential election, 2004 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Although the overall result of the election was not challenged by the Kerry campaign, third-party presidential candidates David Cobb and Michael Badnarik obtained a recount in Ohio.
Election watchers and political analysts forecast a number of contested election results in a manner similar to the Florida voting recount of 2000.
The election marked the first time an incumbent president was reelected while his political party increased its numbers in both houses of Congress since Lyndon Johnson in the 1964 election.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/U.S._presidential_election,_2004   (5832 words)

  
 U.S. presidential election, 1996 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The U.S. presidential election of 1996 was a contest between incumbent President Bill Clinton and Senator Bob Dole of Kansas.
The Republican National Convention formally nominated Dole on August 15, 1996 as the GOP candidate for the fall election.
In those elections, the Republicans, led by Newt Gingrich, captured the majority of seats in both the United States House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate for the first time in forty years.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/U.S._presidential_election,_1996   (1208 words)

  
 U.S. presidential election, 1860 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The U.S. presidential election of 1860 is widely considered to be a realigning election.
The election was noteworthy for the exaggerated sectionalism of the vote, with Lincoln not even on the ballot in nine Southern states - and winning only 2 of 996 counties in the entire South[1].
The election of Lincoln made South Carolina's secession from the United States a foregone conclusion.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/U.S._presidential_election,_1860   (1401 words)

  
 russian election
The 1996 presidential election was conducted in Chechnya, and the lopsided results in favor of Boris Yeltsin gave rise to widespread suspicion of electoral fraud.
The revised law on presidential elections, which was adopted in December 1999, gives candidates less leeway in deciding how to use their free air time on radio and television.
Unlike the law on elections to the State Duma, the law on presidential elections does not directly state that journalists may not engage in "campaign agitation" (see "RFE/RL Russian Election Report," 5 November 1999).
www.rferl.org /specials/russianelection/archives/01-030300.asp   (1401 words)

  
 russian election
The presidential election results were an unmitigated disaster for Yabloko leader Grigorii Yavlinskii, whose political future was riding on his ability to broaden his public support.
The candidates can be thankful that the law on presidential elections does not require them to reimburse media outlets for the free air time and column space provided during the campaign.
The appeals chamber of the Supreme Court did Liberal Democratic Party of Russia leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky no favor when it agreed to let him participate in the presidential election.
www.rferl.org /specials/russianelection/archives/05-070400.asp   (1401 words)

  
 Newsletter/Calendar - No 14/NOVEMBER 1996
In the second round of the presidential election in Moldova on December 1 PETRU LUCINSCHI, Speaker of the Moldovan parliament and a declared Social Democrat, was elected with c.
The CDR won more than 30 per cent of the vote in the Romanian parliamentary election, which was held on November 3, the same day as the first round of the presidential election.
Election results were considered in media as a victory of the Reform Party, which was successful in many towns and gathered the largest number of votes in te capital Tallinn and the second biggest city Tartu.
www.europeanforum.bot-consult.se /library/news/14/no14-file.htm   (1401 words)

  
 Romania
After Iliescu was reelected in 1992, he slowed the pace of reform to ease the lot of the consumer, but he was defeated in the presidential election of 1996.
In a second election held in November 1996 the PSD was ousted by the center-right Democratic Convention, and Iliescu was replaced as president by Emil Constantinescu.
Parliamentary elections in 1992 did not yield a majority for any party, and a minority government was formed by the Party of Social Democracy (PSD; the new name of the National Salvation Front).
www.geocities.co.jp /SilkRoad/2832/Romania.html   (1401 words)

  
 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, GENERAL ELECTIONS AND SENATORIAL ELECTIONS IN ROMANIA
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, GENERAL ELECTIONS AND SENATORIAL ELECTIONS IN This is an important electoral year for the Romanians who, after having voted on 6 and 20 June to elect their local representatives, are now being called to ballot on 28 November to appoint the President of the Republic, their MP's and Senators.
The President of the Republic is also elected every four years with his election always coinciding with that of the MP's and the Senators.
Traian Basescu has promised the Romanians a definite improvement in their standard of life announcing that he would raise the average salary from 195 euro to 312 euro in 2008 and that he would increase retirement pensions, the minimum salary and the average salary of civil servants.
www.robert-schuman.org /anglais/oee/roumanie/default.htm   (1401 words)

  
 President of the Republic of China
Outside of Taiwan, the President of the ROC is commonly referred to as the "President of Taiwan" (&;).
The diplomatic protocol regarding the ROC President is rather complex because of the anomalous political status of Taiwan.
In the case of southeast Asia, the ROC President was able to arrange visits in the early 1990's which were formally private tourist visits, however these have become increasingly infrequent as a result of PRC pressure.
www.infothis.com /find/President_of_the_Republic_of_China   (905 words)

  
 frank hsieh
Hsieh ran in the ROC presidential election, 1996 as a vice-president candidate with Peng Ming-min on the DPP ticket.
He ran in the Kaohsiung mayoral election in 1996, but lost, only to win in 1998.
He became the chairman of the party from June 2000 to 2002 (preceded and succeeded by Chen Shui-bian).
www.yourencyclopedia.net /frank_hsieh.html   (296 words)

  
 Presidential candidate totals change as Florida recounts votes - November 8, 2000
Florida election officials say they will finish by close of business tomorrow the recounting of every presidential ballot cast statewide, but if uncounted overseas ballots prove to be a factor, the uncertainty in the presidential race could drag on for 10 days.
Turnout in 1996 was 49.08 percent, according to the Federal Election Commission.
State election officials said either the number of overseas absentee ballots or a change as a result of the recount could tip the election for Bush or for Gore.
archives.cnn.com /2000/ALLPOLITICS/stories/11/08/election.president   (1945 words)

  
 CIA - The World Factbook -- Field Listing - Background
Although nominally a constitutional democracy since 1991, the 1996 and 2002 presidential elections - as well as the 1999 legislative elections - were widely seen as being flawed.
Presidential elections scheduled for 2005 are unlikely to bring change since the opposition remains weak, divided, and financially dependent on the current regime.
Following the elections of a reformist president and Majlis in the late 1990s, attempts to foster political reform in response to popular dissatisfaction have floundered as conservative politicians have prevented reform measures from being enacted, increased repressive measures, and consolidated their control over the government.
www.phatnav.com /factbook/fields/2028.html   (16146 words)

  
 1996 Country Commercial Guides
Generally during election periods all business tend to slow down and the involvement of the Portuguese government in the economy, in spite of the large number of privatizations, exacerbates the trend.
Under certain circumstances defined by the constitution, the president could dissolve the parliament and call early elections, but there is little reason to expect him to do so.
In appointing the government, the president must be guided by the results of the legislative assembly elections.
dosfan.lib.uic.edu /ERC/economics/commercial_guides/Portugal.html   (14421 words)

  
 bakersfield.com Election Notebook blog
Roy Ashburn and Democrat Jim Costa are pledging to run their general election campaigns on the issues in the 20th Congressional District, not the bloody negative campaigning that colored the Democratic primary, The Fresno Bee reports.
Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards, who is waging a long-shot bid to win California, showcased a series of proposals on Wednesday that he said would lift 10 million people out of poverty.
The Kern County District Attorney's office is prosecuting a Bakersfield couple on felony charges of suspicion of voting twice in state and county elections.
www.bakersfield.com /elections/notebook/story/4502409p-4543577c.html   (13921 words)

  
 Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections
Election Results: link directs the browser to detailed national results for the major and minor candidates for U.S. President in the general (November) presidential elections from 1789 through 2000.
Election Information: menu directs the browser to election information including: historical details (such as election dates, electoral votes by state, the electoral college, etc.), Presidential Election Law from the U.S. Constitution and United States Code, Articles, and a description of the election process.
The Election Results link also directs the browser to detailed national and state-level results for the major candidates for U.S. President during the presidential primaries (at present, information is only available for the year 2000 and 2004 election cycles)
uselectionatlas.org   (483 words)

  
 Close Up Foundation Civics Education Democracy in Russia
The recent election of many communists and nationalists to the Russian parliament and the significant support that Yeltsin’s opponents received in the presidential election of 1996 is evidence of the Russian president’s growing unpopularity with the people.
According to the Russian constitution, if the president dies, the office will be temporarily filled by the prime minister until elections are held within the next three months.
Multi-candidate, multi-party elections are held for the Congress of People’s Deputies, a newly-reinstated national parliament.
www.closeup.org /russia.htm   (483 words)

  
 CNN - Tug-of-war begins for second Russian election - June 17, 1996
President Clinton said he "applauds" the presidential election, which he said "as far as we can tell had a substantially high turnout (and) was a free and fairly conducted one".
MOSCOW (CNN) -- With no clear winner emerging from Russia's pivotal presidential election, the two top candidates -- Russian President Boris Yeltsin and Communist rival Gennady Zyuganov-- focused their attention on deal-making Monday.
Lebed, an Afghan war hero, finished a surprising third in the election with 15 percent of the vote.
www.cnn.com /WORLD/9606/17/russia.elex2   (483 words)

  
 Russian presidential election, 2000 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Presidential elections were held in the Russian Federation on March 26, 2000.
Federal Law «On the Election of the President of the Russian Federation»  ( http://www.mbstranslations.ru/Library/Prezident/Ch-IX-b.htm)
January 2000, was seeking a four-year term in his own right.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Russian_presidential_election,_2000   (483 words)

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