Taiwan presidential elections, 1966
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The election for the 4th-term President and Vice-President of the Republic of China was held in the Republic of China on March 21, 1966 at the Chung-Shan Building in Taipei. Incumbent President Chiang Kai-shek was re-elected by the members of the National Assembly of the Republic of China for the fourth term with his Vice-President Yen Chia-kan.
The amendment of the Temporary Provisions against the Communist Rebellion in 1960 had allowed Chiang Kai-shek to seek for unlimited terms. After the death of Vice-President Chen Cheng in 1965. Chiang decided to pick President of the Executive Yuan Yen Chia-kan to be his running-mate, filling the vacancy. In the end, Yen was elected by a narrow majority, 55 per cent of the votes, while Chiang received 98 per cent of the votes.
Vote summary
Source: Schafferer, Christian. The Power of the Ballot Box: Political Development and Election Campaigning in Taiwan. Lexington Books, 2003.
