Taiwan Opposition to Concede in Election-Sources [REUTERS]

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http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=4611290§ion=news

Taiwan Opposition to Concede in Election-Sources

Sat Mar 20, 2004 06:52 AM ET
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Former vice president Lien Chan, standard bearer of the opposition Nationalist Party, is to concede defeat in the tightly run Taiwan presidential election Saturday, two senior campaign sources said.

"Based on our own data, it's over, we have lost," said one senior campaign source.

That win for President Chen Shui-bian was set to make a statement shortly, one official said.

At Chen's headquarters, firecrackers erupted in a storm of celebration.

The result is likely to anger China, which considers Taiwan <snip>

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3. Chen Shui-bian wins Taiwan election [AP] WOUNDED INCUMBENT WINS!

wow. only 50,000 votes. remind you of someone, somewhere else, who won the vote but somehow lost the election?

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2004/3/20/latest/16537ChenShui&sec=latest

Chen Shui-bian wins Taiwan election



TAIPEI, Taiwan: Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian won a tight election on Saturday, his party said, boosted by a historic referendum about rival China's military threat that energized his supporters but rankled Beijing.

Fireworks boomed in the night sky as ruling party lawmaker Hsiao Bi-khim told supporters at Chen's headquarters, "We've proved to the world that we've won. Today's victory is a victory for democracy and a victory for Asia.''

Chen squeaked by with about 50,000 more votes than Nationalist Party leader Lien Chan after a hard-fought, cliffhanger campaign, according to unofficial results reported by TVBS cable news. A total of about 13 million ballots were cast, the station said. - AP

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