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The election of the president and vice president of Taiwan (Chinese: 中華民國總統、副總統選舉) is a universal direct election through secret vote by the citizens of Taiwan (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:
  • Military personnel
  • Election officials
  • People who hold foreign nationality or who hold residency of the People's Republic of China
  • People who have restored their nationality or acquired their nationality by naturalization
• The president and vice president are nominated on a joint ticket. Political parties 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 2012 elections, only the Kuomintang and Democratic Progressive Party 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

Electoral maps of Taiwanese presidential elections 2024 Election 2020 Election 2016 Election 2012 Election 2008 Election 2004 Election 2000 Election 1996 Election

See also

• Elections in Taiwan
• President of the Republic of China
• List of presidents of the Republic of China
• Vice President of the Republic of China
• List of vice presidents of the Republic of China
• Right of expatriates to vote in their country of origin#Taiwan

References

1. "Factbox: How does a Taiwan election work?". Reuters. 2020-01-07. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
2. Bush, Richard C. (December 18, 2023). "Explaining Taiwan's 2024 presidential election". The Brookings Institution. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
3. ^ "Presidential and Vice Presidential Election and Recall Act".

v t e Elections and referendums in Taiwan
Presidential elections	1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 2028
Legislative Yuan elections	1969 1972 1975 1980 1983 1986 1989 1992 1995 1998 2001 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 Next
Local elections	1935 1936 1939 1940 1946 1950–51 1952 1954 1955 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1963 1964 1965 1968 1969 1971 1972 1973 1975 1977 1978 1981 1982 1985 1986 1989 1990 1993 1994 1997–98 2001–02 2005–06 2009 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026
Referendums	2004 2008 (Jan) 2008 (Mar) 2018 2021 2022
National Assembly elections	1969 1972 1980 1986 1991 1996 2005
See also: Elections in the Republic of China (1912–49) List of by-elections in Taiwan

• Presidential elections in Taiwan
• Elections in Taiwan