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2008 presidential election

The 2008 presidential election concluded with pragmatist KMT candidate and former Mayor of Taipei Ma Ying-jeou elected the President of the Republic of China with 58% of the vote1. This was the second triumphant victory for the party after they captured 70% of seats in the legislature two months prior.

The outcome of the election showed the Taiwanese public's frustration with the gridlock of a KMT legislature and a DPP executive.


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References

  1. Metzler, J.J. (2017). Taiwan/Republic of China 2008-2016. In: Taiwan’s Transformation: 1895 to the Present. Palgrave Macmillan, p.58
  2. Rigger, S. (2011). From Farmers to Manufacturers. In: Why Taiwan Matters. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.
  3. Fulda, A. (2020). Taiwan's Election-Driven Democratisation. In: The Struggle for Democracy in Mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. Routledge.
Ma Ying-jeou and his party celebrating their decisive victory, 2008, Associated Press