2000 Taiwanese presidential election
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The 2000 Taiwanese presidential election was a landmark vote in which opposition leader Chen Shui-bian won the presidency, ending more than five decades of Kuomintang rule and marking Taiwan’s first peaceful transfer of power.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | presidential election ⓘ |
| campaignIssue |
Taiwanese identity and national status
ⓘ
corruption and political reform ⓘ cross-strait relations with mainland China ⓘ |
| ChenShuiBianParty | Democratic Progressive Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ChenShuiBianVotes | 4,977,697 ⓘ |
| ChenShuiBianVoteShare | 39.30% ⓘ |
| country | Taiwan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 18 March 2000 ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
major milestone in Taiwan’s democratization
ⓘ
marked consolidation of multi-party competition in Taiwan ⓘ |
| incumbentBeforeElection | Lee Teng-hui NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incumbentPartyBeforeElection | Kuomintang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| JamesSoongRunningMate | Chang Chao-hsiung NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| JamesSoongVotes | 4,664,972 ⓘ |
| JamesSoongVoteShare | 36.84% ⓘ |
| LienChanRunningMate | Vincent Siew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| LienChanVotes | 2,925,513 ⓘ |
| LienChanVoteShare | 23.10% ⓘ |
| location | Republic of China (Taiwan) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainOpponent | Lien Chan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainOpponentParty | Kuomintang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextElection | 2004 Taiwanese presidential election ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
first time Kuomintang lost the presidency in Taiwan
ⓘ
first time an opposition party candidate won the presidency in Taiwan ⓘ three-way race splitting the pan-blue vote ⓘ |
| numberOfCandidates | 5 ⓘ |
| numberOfRounds | 1 ⓘ |
| officeContested |
President of the Republic of China
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vice President of the Republic of China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| otherMajorCandidate | James Soong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| otherMajorCandidateFormerAffiliation | Kuomintang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| otherMajorCandidateStatus | independent politician ⓘ |
| oversightBody | Central Election Commission (Taiwan) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| panBlueCandidate | James Soong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| panBlueCandidate | Lien Chan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| panGreenCandidate | Chen Shui-bian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presidentElected | Chen Shui-bian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousElection | 1996 Taiwanese presidential election ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
end of continuous Kuomintang presidential rule since 1948
ⓘ
first peaceful transfer of presidential power in Taiwan ⓘ |
| termLengthElected | 4 years ⓘ |
| tookPlaceUnderConstitution | Constitution of the Republic of China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| totalVotes | 12,238,247 ⓘ |
| vicePresidentElected | Annette Lu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| voterTurnout | 82.69% ⓘ |
| winner | Chen Shui-bian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winningCandidate | Chen Shui-bian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winningParty | Democratic Progressive Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winningRunningMate | Annette Lu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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