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On
20 March 2004, thirteen million people went to the polls
to elect the president and vice-president of Taiwan.
Incumbent President Chen Shui-bian and his running mate
Lu Hsiu-lien of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party
won the election by a narrow margin of 29,518 votes. The
opposition spoke of a rigged election and asked the
court to nullify it. As no evidence was produced to
substantiate the claims, the High Court dismissed the
case. The election was a further setback for the
pro-China forces in Taiwan, and a victory for the
localization movement let by President Chen Shui-bian
and his Democratic Progressive Party.
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