Elections in Taiwan

as we all know, Taiwan is one of the 23 provinces of China, is what understands Chinese and 170 of the 193 Member States of the UN, however, the reality is that Taiwan has a special status. It is not independent State, but some features, at least make it look like a country with certain levels of independence. For example has its own Government, that is, of an electoral process as we know it in the West and much of the planet.

Is not from 1912, when the Republic of China devised by Sun Yat-Sen, nor since 1949 when Chiang Kai-shek moved it to the Formosa island was established, only since March 1996, when occurred the first elections free and participatory, Taiwan displays the so-called electoral democracy and therefore can be defined a democracy as we understand what we have to Greece and especially to Athens, as the cradle of knowledge

From these first elections, have been u000athree presidential elections more, namely, 2000 and 2004, won by Chen Shui-bian and his Democratic Progressive Party (PDP), and 2008, won by the current President, Ma Ying-jeou. At the moment, this same day 14 January 2012, the Taiwanese are electing for the fifth time to its President.

Are the three candidates who aspire to the Presidency in these elections. Ma Ying-jeou of 61 years, who also is President of the ruling Kuomintang (KMT) and is seeking a second term. Tsai Ing-wen, first woman candidate for the Presidency, 55, who represents the main opposition, the PDP, which presides over from 2008. James Soong, 69, President of the first party town.

These elections has a special meaning, not only for the Chinese to one and the other side of the Strait, but for the world, and in particular for countries such as the Dominican Republic, have no diplomatic relations with the Republic u000aPopular China (PRC). Among other issues, is at stake so that progress has been made in the last 4 years, in terms of trade agreements and postponement of the political issue. We say that it is at stake, because even though the candidate of the PDP, Tsai Ing-wen, has handled masterfully with this issue by saying it would continue the agreements established between the PRC and Taiwan in some cases, the truth is that independence claims by the PDP are not suitable at the moment.

That also depends on that the political issue, the fight for diplomatic allies is recrudezca, where she once again the possibility of countries that have diplomatic relations with Taiwan, to pass to the fore in the interests of the PRC.

Final report offered by Miguel Balaguer, Minister Counsellor of the Embassy Dominican in Japan, located in Taipei to participate in a course which was invited by the Government of Taiwan, is that the u000aperception, we breathe, hours before the elections, is that Ma will be re-elected.

In a few hours, we will know that it will have happened, perhaps at the time you read already it will be known what happened. I aspire to, regardless of what happens, who will be winning, whether for good to strengthen the bonds of unity of the Chinese people and to contribute to global peace.

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