<P> The outcome of the 1996 election was that Lee Teng - hui was elected as President and Lien Chan as Vice President . Lee stood as the incumbent , and as the candidate of the ruling Kuomintang . He won a majority of 54 % of the votes cast . His election followed missile tests by the People 's Republic of China . These were an attempt to intimidate the Taiwanese electorate and discourage them from supporting Lee , however the tactic backfired . Voter turnout was 76.0 % . </P>
<P> The outcome of the 1996 election was that Lee Teng - hui was elected as President and Lien Chan as Vice President . Lee stood as the incumbent , and as the candidate of the ruling Kuomintang . He won a majority of 54 % of the votes cast . His election followed missile tests by the People 's Republic of China . These were an attempt to intimidate the Taiwanese electorate and discourage them from supporting Lee , however the tactic backfired . Voter turnout was 76.0 % . </P>
who scored a victory in taiwans first democratic public elections in 1996
who scored a victory in taiwans first democratic public elections in 1996
Lee Teng - hui was elected as President and Lien Chan as Vice President
Lee Teng - hui was elected as President and Lien Chan as Vice President