Republic of China politics

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Republic of China politics refers to the political system, institutions, parties, and power struggles of the state commonly known as Taiwan, shaped by its transition from Kuomintang one-party rule under leaders like Chiang Kai-shek to a vibrant multi-party democracy.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Politics of Taiwan 1
Republic of China diplomacy 1

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf political system
politics by country
politics of East Asia
allowsUniversalSuffrage yes
appliesToJurisdiction Republic of China NERFINISHED
constitutionalAdoptionDate 1947
countryCommonName Taiwan NERFINISHED
dominantPartyDuringPeriod Kuomintang NERFINISHED
dominantPartyPeriodEnd late 1980s
dominantPartyPeriodStart 1949
electoralSystemType mixed electoral system
experiencedMartialLaw yes
firstDirectPresidentialElectionYear 1996
firstOppositionPartyPresident Chen Shui-bian NERFINISHED
firstOppositionPresidentialVictoryYear 2000
hasCapital Taipei NERFINISHED
hasConstitution Constitution of the Republic of China NERFINISHED
hasControlBranch Control Yuan NERFINISHED
hasExaminationBranch Examination Yuan NERFINISHED
hasExecutiveBranch Executive Yuan NERFINISHED
hasGovernmentType multi-party democracy
semi-presidential republic
hasJudicialBranch Judicial Yuan NERFINISHED
hasLegislativeBranch Legislative Yuan NERFINISHED
hasLocalGovernmentLevel cities
counties
special municipalities
hasMajorPoliticalParty Democratic Progressive Party NERFINISHED
Kuomintang NERFINISHED
hasPoliticalParty New Party NERFINISHED
New Power Party NERFINISHED
People First Party NERFINISHED
Taiwan People’s Party NERFINISHED
headOfGovernment Premier of the Republic of China NERFINISHED
headOfState President of the Republic of China NERFINISHED
historicalLeader Chiang Ching-kuo NERFINISHED
Chiang Kai-shek NERFINISHED
Lee Teng-hui NERFINISHED
holdsRegularElections yes
keyDemocratizationEvent first direct presidential election in 1996
lifting of martial law in 1987
keyIssue Chinese unification
Taiwan independence
cross-Strait relations
national identity
legislativeElectionMethod party-list proportional representation
single-member districts
martialLawEndDate 1987
martialLawStartDate 1949
partySystem multi-party system
sovereignState Republic of China NERFINISHED
transitionedToDemocracy yes

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Chiang associatedWith Republic of China politics
Vice President of the Legislative Yuan category Republic of China politics
this entity surface form: Politics of Taiwan
Twin Oaks estate hasCategory Republic of China politics
this entity surface form: Republic of China diplomacy
Hu Hanmin sphereOfActivity Republic of China politics