Lin is assistant professor of government. The March 1996 election was the first freely-contested and direct presidential election which was recognized as one of the year's five major democratic advances worldwide. Taiwan's National Development Conference by Linda Chao, Ramon H. Myers, James A. Robinson Linda Chao and James A. Robinson are Research Fellow and Senior Fellow, respectively, at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, and Ramon H. Myers is Professor of Political Science at the University of West Florida. Though democratic procedures had been applied throughout the convention, majority of stances agreed on were ditched by different participating parties within a year of their proposition. Ironically, Lee's support from the citizenry dropped right after this sincere effort to unite the country.
Political leaders have no recourse but to search for an alternative method to resolve differences.
But despite the popularity of its chief, the ruling party faces difficult challenges. . . If the Kuomintang reforms itself and provides effective leadership, it could extend its tenure as the majority party indefinitely. But if it fails to make these changes, other political forces are eager to take its place.