2004 Taiwanese presidential election

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The 2004 Taiwanese presidential election was a closely contested and controversial race in which incumbent President Chen Shui-bian narrowly defeated opposition leader Lien Chan, leading to political turmoil and mass protests over alleged voting irregularities.

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instanceOf presidential election
aftermath legal challenges
mass protests
campaignIssue Taiwanese identity
cross-strait relations
national security
candidateParty Democratic Progressive Party
Kuomintang
People First Party
coalition Pan-Blue Coalition
Pan-Green Coalition
constitutionalContext Republic of China Constitution
controversy alleged voting irregularities
dispute over election result
country Taiwan
date 2004-03-20
electoralSystem first-past-the-post
heldConcurrentlyWith 2004 referendum in Taiwan
incumbentPresident Chen Shui-bian
incumbentSoughtReelection true
incumbentVicePresident Annette Lu
languageOfCampaign Mandarin Chinese
Taiwanese Hokkien
location Republic of China (Taiwan)
linked to: Republic of China
loser James Soong
Lien Chan
mainCandidate Chen Shui-bian
Lien Chan
nextElection 2008 Taiwanese presidential election
numberOfCandidates 2 main tickets
officeContested President of the Republic of China
Vice President of the Republic of China
previousElection 2000 Taiwanese presidential election
region East Asia
resultMargin very small vote margin
resultStatus narrow victory
runningMate Annette Lu
James Soong
supervisingBody Central Election Commission of the Republic of China
termLengthContested four-year presidential term
triggered political turmoil in Taiwan
turnout high voter turnout
typeOfEvent national election
winner Annette Lu
Chen Shui-bian
year 2004

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Lien Chan candidateInElection 2004 Taiwanese presidential election