Taiwan's 2012 presidential/vice presidential and legislative elections
Subtitle: assessing current politics and charting the future
By: John F. Copper
Contributors: University of Maryland at Baltimore. School of Law
Series: Maryland series in contemporary Asian studies -- no. 1 - 2012 (208); Maryland series in contemporary Asian studies -- 2012, no. 1.
Publisher: University of Maryland School of Law
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Baltimore, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 85
ISBN-13: 9781932330380
Subjects: Politics and government; Elections
Description: On January 14, 2012 voters in Taiwan went to the polls to cast ballots for their president and vice president, and for members of the Legislative Yuan. For a number of reasons this was regarded one of Taiwan's most important elections. It was the first time Taiwan's national executive and legislative elections were held simultaneously. Additionally, the utilization of an electoral system was also new. This paper assesses the campaigns, the candidates, the elections, and their results.
Notes: Cover title.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The domestic political milieu; title: External issues in the campaign; title: Forecasting the elections' results; title: The parties' nominations and the candidates; title: The campaign; title: The elections' results; title: Conclusions.