2000 Taiwan presidential election

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/2000_Taiwan_presidential_election
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:politics
gptkbp:announced 2000-03-18
gptkbp:country gptkb:Taiwan
gptkbp:date 2000-03-18
gptkbp:debateLocation Yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 2000 Taiwan presidential election
gptkbp:incumbent gptkb:Lee_Teng-hui
gptkb:Kuomintang
gptkbp:invalidVotes 231,953
gptkbp:location gptkb:Taiwan
gptkbp:mainCandidate gptkb:James_Soong
gptkb:Chen_Shui-bian
gptkb:Lien_Chan
gptkb:Hsu_Hsin-liang
gptkb:Li_Ao
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gptkbp:nextEdition gptkb:2004_Taiwan_presidential_election
gptkbp:notableEvent Split in Kuomintang led to James Soong running as independent
First peaceful transfer of power in Taiwan
gptkbp:numberOfBallots 12,921,547
gptkbp:numberOfIssues gptkb:economic_policy
Corruption
Taiwanese identity
Cross-strait relations
gptkbp:organizedBy Central Election Commission of Taiwan
gptkbp:percentageForChenShuiBian 39.3%
gptkbp:percentageForHsuHsinLiang 0.6%
gptkbp:percentageForJamesSoong 36.8%
gptkbp:percentageForLiAo 0.3%
gptkbp:percentageForLienChan 23.1%
gptkbp:president gptkb:Chen_Shui-bian
gptkbp:previousEdition 1996 Taiwan presidential election
gptkbp:runnerUp gptkb:James_Soong
Independent
gptkbp:significance First non-Kuomintang president elected in Taiwan
gptkbp:stateElectorate 15,095,940
gptkbp:termLength 4 years
gptkbp:thirdPlace gptkb:Kuomintang
gptkb:Lien_Chan
gptkbp:vicePresident gptkb:Annette_Lu
gptkbp:voterTurnout 82.69%
gptkbp:votesForChenShuiBian 4,977,737
gptkbp:votesForHsuHsinLiang 79,429
gptkbp:votesForJamesSoong 4,664,932
gptkbp:votesForLiAo 42,860
gptkbp:votesForLienChan 2,925,513
gptkbp:votingSystem first-past-the-post
gptkbp:winner gptkb:Chen_Shui-bian
gptkb:Democratic_Progressive_Party
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:James_Soong
gptkb:People_First_Party
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7