2024 Taiwanese presidential election
The 16th President and Vice President election of the Republic of China () is scheduled to be held in Taiwan during 2024. Incumbent President Tsai Ing-wen of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), who was reelected in 2020, is ineligible to seek a third term. The winner of the 2024 presidential election is scheduled to be inaugurated on 20 May 2024. Background. Presidential candidates and Vice Presidential running mates are elected on the same ticket, using first-past-the-post voting. This will be the eighth direct election of the president and vice president, the posts having  previously been indirectly elected by the National Assembly until 1996. Under the Article 22 of the Presidential and Vice Presidential Election and Recall Act, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), Kuomintang (KMT), Taiwan People's Party (TPP) and New Power Party (NPP), which received more than five per cent of the total vote share in the latest election at any level, are eligible to contest the election. Registration with the Central Election Commission as the candidates for President and Vice President is filed by the way of political party recommendation where a letter of recommendation stamped with the political party’s  seal issued by the Ministry of the Interior shall be submitted together with the application. Under Article 23, independent candidates and smaller parties are also eligible to contest, registering as the candidates for President and Vice President by the way of joint signature shall, within five days after the public notice for election is issued, apply to the Central Election Commission for being the presenter recommended by way of joint signature, receive a list of joint signers and to receive 1.5 per cent of the total electors in the latest election of the members of the Legislative Yuan, and pay  the deposit of NT$1,000,000. According to the constitution, the incumbent President Tsai Ing-wen who will finish her second full term, is ineligible for re-election. Nominations. Democratic Progressive Party. Potential candidates. Publicly expressed interest. As of February 2021, the following people have publicly expressed interest about potentially pursuing the candidacy. Other potential candidates. As of July 2021, the following people have been subjects of significant speculation about their potential candidacy. Kuomintang. Potential candidates. Publicly expressed interest. As of February 2021, the following people have publicly expressed interest about potentially pursuing the candidacy. Other potential candidates. As of July 2021 , the following people have been subjects of significant speculation about their potential candidacy. Declined. The individuals in this section have been the subject of speculation about their possible candidacy, but have publicly denied interest in running. Taiwan People's Party. Potential candidates. Publicly expressed interest. As of July 2021, the following people have publicly expressed interest about potentially pursuing the candidacy.