The election of the president and vice president of Taiwan () is a universal

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through

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by the citizens of

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(ROC) in the Free Area. ROC presidents are elected by relative majority (plurality), meaning the candidate with the most votes wins without a runoff requirement. The most recent election took place on January 13, 2024. * The ''Presidential and Vice Presidential Election and Recall Act'' states that a candidate for president or vice president must be a citizen of the Republic of China, at least 40 years old, and a resident of Taiwan for a period of no less than 15 years with a physical presence of no less than 6 consecutive months. * The following persons shall not be registered as candidates for the president: **

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** Election officials ** People who hold foreign nationality or who hold residency of the People's Republic of

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** People who have restored their nationality or acquired their nationality by naturalization *The president and vice president are nominated on a joint ticket.

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which have gained at least 5% of the votes in the last presidential or legislative election may nominate a set of candidates directly. For example, during the

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elections, only the

Kuomintang The Kuomintang (KMT) is a major political party in the Republic of China (Taiwan). It was the one party state, sole ruling party of the country Republic of China (1912-1949), during its rule from 1927 to 1949 in Mainland China until Retreat ...

and

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were qualified to nominate candidates through this rule. Alternatively, candidates may be nominated by a petition signed by eligible voters numbering no less than 1.5% of the electors in the last legislative election. (This equaled 252,848 signatures for the 2012 election.)

List of presidential elections in Taiwan

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List of presidential elections in Taiwan

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