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1960 Taiwanese presidential election
Indirect elections were held for the presidency and vice-presidency of the government of the Republic of China on Taiwan on March 21, 1960. The vote took place at the Chung-Shan Hall in Taipei . Incumbent President Chiang Kai-shek and Vice-President Chen Cheng was re-elected.
Before the election, the National Assembly amended the Temporary Provisions against the Communist Rebellion Constitution of the Republic of China [ 1]
The election was conducted by the National Assembly in its meeting place Chung-Shan Hall in Taipei . According to the Temporary Provisions against the Communist Rebellion 1947 Chinese National Assembly election was extended indefinitely until "re-election is possible in their original electoral district ". In total, there were 1,521 delegates reported to the secretariat to attend this third session of the first National Assembly.[ 2]
Candidate Party Votes % Chiang Kai-shek Kuomintang 1,481 100.00 Total 1,481 100.00 Valid votes 1,481 98.14 Invalid/blank votes 28 1.86 Total votes 1,509 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 1,521 99.21 Source: Schafferer[ 3]
Candidate Party Votes % Chen Cheng Kuomintang 1,381 100.00 Total 1,381 100.00 Valid votes 1,381 91.76 Invalid/blank votes 124 8.24 Total votes 1,505 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 1,521 98.95 Source: Schafferer[ 3]
^ 周婉窈 [in Chinese] (December 2009). 臺灣歷史圖說（增訂本） (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Taiwan: Linking Publishing Company . p. 281. ISBN 978-957-08-3489-5 按照中華民國憲法，總統只能連任一次；蔣介石已擔任兩任總統，理應鞠躬下臺。該年三月修改臨時條款，蔣介石連任成功，他終將五任總統之職（1948-1975），直至過世為止。 ^ 第一屆國民大會第三次會議實錄 ^ a b Christian Schafferer (2003) The Power of the Ballot Box: Political Development and Election Campaigning in Taiwan
