Election
1990 Taiwanese presidential election
Indirect elections were held for the presidency and vice-presidency of the government of the Republic of China on Taiwan on March 21, 1990. The vote took place at the Chung-Shan Building in Yangmingshan , Taipei . Incumbent President Lee Teng-hui was re-elected, with Secretary-General to the President Lee Yuan-tsu as the Vice President . It was the last indirect presidential election in Taiwan .
Overview [ ]
Incumbent president Lee Teng-hui served as vice president under Chiang Ching-kuo before he succeeded Chiang, who died in office in 1988. After Chiang's death, the struggle between different factions in the Kuomintang surfaced for Chiang's successor. While Lee Teng-hui and Lee Yuan-tsu received nominations from the party in February 1990, a ticket of Lin Yang-kang and Chiang Wei-kuo was also pushed forward by the other factions until Lin decided not to run on March 9.
The main opposition party the Democratic Progressive Party launched a campaign for the direct election of the president, illegally nominating activist Huang Hua as their presidential candidate. The Wild Lily student movement led by National Taiwan University students also called for direct elections of the president and vice president and new popular elections for all representatives in the National Assembly.[1] After the election, Lee abolished the Temporary Provisions against the Communist Rebellion and pushed for the full democratization.
Electors [ ]
The election was conducted by the National Assembly in its meeting place Chung-Shan Building in Yangmingshan , Taipei . According to the Temporary Provisions against the Communist Rebellion , National Assembly delegates elected in the following elections were eligible to vote:
In total, there were 738 delegates reported to the secretariat to attend this eighth session of the first National Assembly.[2]
Vote summary [ ]
Presidential election [ ]
Candidate Party Votes % Lee Teng-hui Kuomintang 641 100.00 Total 641 100.00 Valid votes 641 95.96 Invalid/blank votes 27 4.04 Total votes 668 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 738 90.51 Source: Schafferer[3]
Vice-presidential election [ ]
Candidate Party Votes % Lee Yuan-tsu Kuomintang 602 100.00 Total 602 100.00 Valid votes 602 93.77 Invalid/blank votes 40 6.23 Total votes 642 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 738 86.99 Source: Schafferer[3]
See also [ ]
References [ ]
^ Linda Chao and Ramon H. Myers, 1998. The First Chinese Democracy: Political Life in the Republic of China on Taiwan. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, p. 192.
^ 第一屆國民大會第八次會議實錄
^ a b Christian Schafferer (2003) The Power of the Ballot Box: Political Development and Election Campaigning in Taiwan