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Chen (DPP) Wins Taiwan Election in a Squeaker: Opposition Demands Recount
Taipei Times ^
| March 20, 2003
| Taipei Times Staff
Posted on 03/20/2004 7:37:09 AM PST by Bobby Chang
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Wow . . . 4 out of 5 turned out (a decline -- in 2000 83% of Taiwanese voted) in a spirited election which came down to less than a quarter percent of the electorate.
To: Bobby Chang
They were referring to the assassination attempt on Chen and Lu on Friday, one day before the vote. Chen and Lu suffered gunshot wounds in the incident in southern Taiwan. The incident is believed to have swayed some voters to Chen's camp.I guess they view threats to their democracy different than the Spanish.
To: Bobby Chang
Speaking to crowds of supporters in front of the KMT headquarters earlier, Lien and Soong called the election "unfair", citing that the election was held under suspicious circumstances in three Florida Counties.
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posted on
03/20/2004 7:42:11 AM PST
by
tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
To: Bobby Chang
Thousands of voters have come forward claiming to have voted for Buchanan by mistake.
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posted on
03/20/2004 7:48:35 AM PST
by
Ken H
To: Bobby Chang
Wow!
Interestingly, Lien Chan is like a Taiwanese Al Gore in many respects.
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posted on
03/20/2004 7:59:58 AM PST
by
tallhappy
(Juntos Podemos!)
To: Bobby Chang
That's amazingly close.
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posted on
03/20/2004 8:01:59 AM PST
by
Dog Gone
To: tallhappy
Interestingly, Lien Chan is like a Taiwanese Al Gore in many respects. Well you don't have to get snippy about it...
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posted on
03/20/2004 8:02:51 AM PST
by
Go Gordon
To: arkfreepdom
Free Taiwan bump!
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posted on
03/20/2004 8:06:32 AM PST
by
Libertina
(John F'n Kerry: Dope of Privilege sporting a mouthy left-wing wife.)
To: Bobby Chang
It's those damn confusing lotus flower ballots.
To: tet68
"In a related development, Al Gore's entire legal staff was seem in Chicago boarding a morning flight for Taipei."
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posted on
03/20/2004 8:17:49 AM PST
by
Mad_Tom_Rackham
(Any day you wake up is a good day.)
To: Semper Paratus
It's those damn confusing lotus flower ballots.Or maybe it was those damn confusing names -- Chen Shui-bian and Lien Chan.
To: FreeReign
Or maybe it was those damn confusing names -- Chen Shui-bian and Lien Chan.Can't tell Weit from Wong.
To: Semper Paratus
Can't tell Weit from Wong.Especially after a dinner of maotai and Peking duck.
To: Mad_Tom_Rackham
"In a related development, Al Gore's entire legal staff was seem in Chicago boarding a morning flight for Taipei." While true they were also "seemly", the fact is they were "seen" in Chicago. I have this on good authority. :O)
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posted on
03/20/2004 8:59:01 AM PST
by
Mad_Tom_Rackham
(Any day you wake up is a good day.)
To: FreeReign
They can detect the difference since Taiwan ballots are in Mandarin (the symbols are different), the political parties are distinguished by their logos, and a specific "ballot number" is required to distinguish where they are on the ballot. In the Greens (Chen and Lu) case they were marked as Ticket #1. The Blues (Chan and Soong) cannot use the number.
P. S. How is Chen like an Al Gore of Taiwan? I'd like to know. The Heritage Foundation has some Taiwan talk.
But this was truly an election. This is Darlington weekend and I can remember last spring's squeaker. Here we go with another squeaker.
To: Libertina
Keep Free China Free!
To: Bobby Chang
Margin of 29,000 votes, total invalid ballots 337,000...
Yeah, it strikes me that a recount might just be in order. Just hope that they have all their ducks in a row when it comes to recounting.
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posted on
03/20/2004 9:41:12 AM PST
by
kingu
(Freepmail me if you want to be added or removed from the Survivor ping list.)
To: Bobby Chang
IMHO...this was a bogus election. A 'victory' by less than 30,000 votes. The number of "invalid" election forms tripled since the election 4 yrs ago to 330,000+ ballots. This indicates a high possibility of some tampering.
We'll see what develops.
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posted on
03/20/2004 10:05:21 AM PST
by
Khurkris
(Ranger On...)
To: kingu; Bobby Chang
Margin of 29,000 votes, total invalid ballots 337,000... Yeah, it strikes me that a recount might just be in order. Just hope that they have all their ducks in a row when it comes to recounting. It strikes me that the blues were openingly advocating the casting of invalid ballots because of the referendum requirement of 50% participation.
[2004-03-18 / Taiwan News, Staff Reporter / By Bruce Jacobs]:
Lien Chan and James Soong have said they will not pick up the ballots. This endangers the referenda's success since more than half of the enrolled voters must participate in the ballot for a referendum to be successful. But other "blue" leaders like Legislative Speaker Wang Jin-pyng have said they will vote in the referenda. "Blue" propaganda is mixed with most literature calling for either not taking the ballots or casting invalid ballots (which would help raise the number of participants but would not boost the support for the referenda). But some "blue" campaign leaders note that voting in referenda is a "a right of the people" and thus they hesitate to say much.
To: Khurkris
IMHO...this was a bogus election. A 'victory' by less than 30,000 votes. The number of "invalid" election forms tripled since the election 4 yrs ago to 330,000+ ballots. This indicates a high possibility of some tampering. IMO you are wrong. See post #19.
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posted on
03/20/2004 10:22:10 AM PST
by
FreeReign
(#5001)
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