Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 32. Chapters: Republic of China presidential election, 2008, List of candidates of the Republic of China legislative election, 2008, Chinese Taipei at the 2008 Summer Olympics, 19th Golden Melody Awards, Typhoon Fung-wong, 2008 in Taiwanese football, Typhoon Sinlaku, Typhoon Kalmaegi, 1025 rally to safeguard Taiwan, Republic of China United Nations membership referendums, 2008, 2008 Asian Junior Women's Volleyball Championship, 2008 Enterprise Football League, Wild Strawberry student movement, K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Taipei, 2008 Chinese Professional Baseball League season, Chinese Taipei at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, Mister International 2008, Republic of China transitional justice referendums, 2008, Democratic Progressive Party chairmanship election, 2008, First Chen-Chiang summit, 2008 Chinese Professional Baseball League playoffs, 2008 East Asian Judo Championships. Excerpt: The election for the 12th-term President and Vice-President of the Republic of China was held in the Republic of China (ROC, Taiwan) on Saturday, March 22, 2008. Kuomintang (KMT) nominee Ma Ying-jeou won with 58% of the vote, ending eight years of Democratic Progressive Party rule. Along with the 2008 legislative election, Ma's landslide victory brought the Kuomintang back to power in Taiwan. This was the fourth direct election for the President of the Republic of China. The two candidates were Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidate Frank Hsieh and Kuomintang (KMT) nominee Ma Ying-jeou. The KMT ticket was officially formed as of June 23, 2007, with Ma announcing his choice for running mate to be former premier Vincent Siew. The DPP ticket was announced in August, 2007, with Frank Hsieh selecting former Premier Su Tseng-chang. Unlike the 2004 presidential election, the political rhetoric of the campaigns tended to focus on economic issues and ...