Court Upholds Chen’s Victory in 2004 Election
Taiwan’s Supreme Court rejected an appeal by two opposition parties seeking to invalidate Chen Shui-bian’s victory in the 2004 presidential election.
The parties had asked the court to declare the election invalid because of alleged voting regularities and a mysterious shooting that slightly wounded Chen a day before the vote. Nationalist Party candidate Lien Chan alleged the shooting was staged to win sympathy.
The judge said he had seen no such proof. He also rejected the contention that voters had been swayed by election-eve manipulation and intimidation.
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