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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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
campaignPeriodRegulatedBy Central Election Commission regulations
commonNameCountry Taiwan
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
electionLawFramework Civil Servants Election and Recall Act
electoralSystem first-past-the-post voting
electorate citizens of the Republic of China residing in Taiwan
firstDirectElectionYear 1996
firstDirectlyElectedPresident Lee Teng-hui
frequency every four years
heldIn Taiwan
internationalObservation often observed by foreign scholars and NGOs
languageOfBallots Chinese
legalBasis Additional Articles of the Constitution of the Republic of China
Constitution of the Republic of China
mainPoliticalParties Democratic Progressive Party
Kuomintang
officeContested President of the Republic of China
Vice President of the Republic of China
otherParticipatingParties New Power Party
Taiwan People’s Party
smaller local parties and independents
politicalSystemContext semi-presidential system of the Republic of China
recallMechanismRelatedLaw Civil Servants Election and Recall Act
resultAnnouncementBody Central Election Commission
runoffProvision no runoff; plurality suffices
securityOversight National Police Agency and local police authorities
supervisingBody Central Election Commission of the Republic of China
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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