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Junior Chimp
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« on: October 28, 2015, 02:16:29 PM » |
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The 2000 Taiwan presidential election also saw the frontrunner lose in a spectacular fashion, but not strictly because of his own godawful campaigning.
The longtime dominant KMT was riven with infighting which led to the popular Song Chu Yu being expelled from the party along with his supporters. The KMT then nominated a robotic career bureaucrat, then ran a smear campaign accusing Song of pilfering party funds. Three days before the election, the Premier of the PRC made some unhelpful sabre rattling. Since this election was under First Past the Post, this led to hitherto third place candidate Chen Shui Bian eeking out a victory.
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