ROC Presidential Election, 2004
The Election for the 11th-term President and Vice-President of the Republic of China (Chinese: 第十一任中華民國總統、副總統選舉), the third direct presidential election in Republic of China/Taiwan's history and the 11th presidential election overall under the 1947 Chinese Constitution, was held on March 20, 2004. A consultative referendum took place on the same day regarding relations with the People's Republic of China.
President Chen Shui-bian and Vice President Annette Lu of the Democratic Progressive Party were re-elected by a margin of 0.22% of valid votes over a combined opposition ticket of Kuomintang (KMT) Chairman Lien Chan and People First Party Chairman James Soong. Lien and Soong refused to concede and unsuccessfully challenged the results.
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