Republic of China presidential elections
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The Republic of China presidential elections are Taiwan’s nationwide democratic contests held every four years to choose the president and vice president who lead the country’s executive branch.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
election
ⓘ
national election ⓘ presidential election ⓘ |
| administrativeLevel | nationwide ⓘ |
| ballotCounting | public counting at polling stations ⓘ |
| ballotStructure | single joint ticket for president and vice president ⓘ |
| ballotType | secret ballot ⓘ |
| branchOfGovernment | executive branch of the Republic of China ⓘ |
| campaignFinanceRegulation | Political Donations Act of the Republic of China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaignPeriodRegulatedBy | Central Election Commission regulations ⓘ |
| commonNameCountry | Taiwan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Republic of China ⓘ |
| democraticTransitionSignificance | symbol of Taiwan’s democratization ⓘ |
| diasporaVoting | no overseas absentee voting for citizens abroad ⓘ |
| disputeResolutionBody | Constitutional Court of the Judicial Yuan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electionLawFramework | Civil Servants Election and Recall Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | first-past-the-post voting ⓘ |
| electorate | citizens of the Republic of China residing in Taiwan ⓘ |
| firstDirectElectionYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| firstDirectlyElectedPresident | Lee Teng-hui NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| frequency | every four years ⓘ |
| heldIn | Taiwan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| internationalObservation | often observed by foreign scholars and NGOs ⓘ |
| languageOfBallots | Chinese ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Additional Articles of the Constitution of the Republic of China
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Constitution of the Republic of China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainPoliticalParties |
Democratic Progressive Party
NERFINISHED
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Kuomintang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeContested |
President of the Republic of China
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vice President of the Republic of China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| otherParticipatingParties |
New Power Party
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Taiwan People’s Party NERFINISHED ⓘ smaller local parties and independents ⓘ |
| politicalSystemContext | semi-presidential system of the Republic of China ⓘ |
| recallMechanismRelatedLaw | Civil Servants Election and Recall Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultAnnouncementBody | Central Election Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runoffProvision | no runoff; plurality suffices ⓘ |
| securityOversight | National Police Agency and local police authorities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supervisingBody | Central Election Commission of the Republic of China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termLength | 4 years ⓘ |
| termLimit | two consecutive terms for the president ⓘ |
| timeZone | National Standard Time (UTC+8) ⓘ |
| typicalElectionMonth | January ⓘ |
| voterRegistrationSystem | household registration-based ⓘ |
| votingDay | Saturday ⓘ |
| votingEligibility | citizens aged 20 or above ⓘ |
| votingMethod | direct popular vote ⓘ |
| votingSystemType | majoritarian system ⓘ |
| winnerDetermination | ticket with the most valid votes nationwide ⓘ |
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