Republic of China presidential election, 2008

Taiwan presidential election, 2008

2004 ← March 22, 2008 → 2012

Turnout 76.33%   Nominee Ma Ying-jeou Frank Hsieh Party Kuomintang Democratic Progressive Running mate Vincent Siew Su Tseng-chang Popular vote 7,658,724 5,445,239 Percentage 58.45% 41.55%

Leaders in township-level units:   Ma-Siew Ticket   Hsieh-Su Ticket

President before election Chen Shui-bian Democratic Progressive Elected President Ma Ying-jeou Kuomintang

Chen Shui-bian
Democratic Progressive

Ma Ying-jeou
Kuomintang

The election for the 12th-term President and Vice-President of the Republic of China (Taiwan) was held in Taiwan on Saturday, March 22, 2008.Kuomintang (KMT) nominee Ma Ying-jeou won with 58% of the vote, ending eight years of Democratic Progressive Party rule. Along with the 2008 legislative election, Ma's landslide victory brought the Kuomintang back to power in Taiwan.

This was the fourth direct election for the President of the Republic of China. The two candidates were Democratic Progressive Party candidate Frank Hsieh and Kuomintang (KMT) nominee Ma Ying-jeou. The KMT ticket was officially formed as of June 23, 2007, with Ma announcing his choice for running mate to be former premier Vincent Siew. The DPP ticket was announced in August, 2007, with Frank Hsieh selecting former Premier Su Tseng-chang. Unlike the 2004 presidential election, the political rhetoric of the campaigns tended to focus on economic issues and government corruption rather than national identity and the political status of Taiwan, with both candidates endorsing the status quo in the short term. But much like previous elections, this election was also marked with island-wide mass rallies and much political mudslinging.

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