Word: recountings
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Lien lose by just 29,518 votes out of nearly 13 million. Last week, the face-off between the KMT and Chen's government remained at an angry impasse. The KMT and its chief "Pan-Blue" alliance partner, the People First Party (PFP), have petitioned the courts for a recount and squabbled with Chen and his Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) over the procedure. The two sides also remain deadlocked over the shooting. The KMT has suggested it was staged to win votes and demands a special inquiry; Chen says police should first complete their investigation. Yet many KMT officials privately...
...election, defeated candidate Lien Chan convened leaders of his Kuomintang (KMT) party to figure out what had gone wrong. He demanded details about the assassination attempt that won a sympathy vote for incumbent Chen Shui-bian and called for an analysis of the party's options for requesting a recount. But most of all, he wanted to know why one of Taiwan's poorest counties, which had never failed to vote KMT, had turned against the party. The defectors of Yunlin helped Chen to his paper-thin victory margin and "stripped me of everything, even my underwear," said Lien, according...
...rule on that issue. Its concern is that direct elections will define the debate during the next round of polls for Legco, set for September, and that the democratic camp might end up dominating the legislature. Last month's messy presidential election in Taiwan?which, subject to a recount, gave victory to pro-independence incumbent Chen Shui-bian?probably didn't affect the timing of Beijing's tinkering with the Basic Law. But it undoubtedly reminded China's leaders of how troublesome they find democracy...
...incumbent Chen Shui-bian won by a margin of just 0.2%. Chen's opponent, Kuomintang (KMT) leader Lien Chan, claimed that the poll had been marred by vote rigging and the shooting attack on Chen the day before the vote. Chen agreed in principle to KMT demands for a recount, but rejected Lien's call for a new election...
...imagine why this election is unfair. Failure is just another chance to grow up." ANNETTE LU, Taiwan's Vice President and running mate of President Chen Shui-bian, rejecting the opposition's call for a recount...