Sunday March 16 saw the last weekend rallies for the 2008 Presidential Election take place. In cities all over Taiwan, hundreds of thousands came up to support their preferred party. The DPP’s main rally in Taipei started at Sun Yat Sen Memorial Hall under the slogan “A Million Giving High-Fives to Reverse the Tide”. The KMT’s Taipei rally began across the road at the old Songshan Tobacco Factory with the slogan “Taiwan Moves Forward”. Both parties supporters proceeded to march through the streets of Taipei. Here’s a few images from the day, starting with the KMT.
And the DPP.
In his self-described last appearance as head of state, Taiwan’s president Chen Shui-bian (陳水æ‰) yesterday took part in the 228 Peace Memorial Day (和平紀念日) ceremony in remembrance for the 228 Incident (二二八事件). After a speech to mark the occasion at 228 Peace Park, Chen and vice-president Annette Lu (呂秀蓮) headed to the Democracy Memorial Hall (å°ç£æ°‘主紀念館) – formerly Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall (ä¸æ£ç´€å¿µå ‚) – to greet the participants in the Walk Against the Wind (逆風å‰é€².最愛å°ç£) march. David Reid has a full report of the day’s events, which culminated in a march through Taipei’s street’s to Zhongshan Stadium where DPP presidential canditate Frank Hsieh (è¬é•·å»·) and running mate Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌) spoke to thousands of DPP supporters and curious onlookers.
 © Craig Ferguson Images. Photos by Craig Ferguson and Selina Tseng.
]]>In his self-described last appearance as head of state, Taiwan’s president Chen Shui-bian (陳水æ‰) yesterday took part in the 228 Peace Memorial Day (和平紀念日) ceremony in remembrance for the 228 Incident (二二八事件). After a speech to mark the occasion at 228 Peace Park, Chen and vice-president Annette Lu (呂秀蓮) headed to the Democracy Memorial Hall (å°ç£æ°‘主紀念館) – formerly Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall (ä¸æ£ç´€å¿µå ‚) – to greet the participants in the Walk Against the Wind (逆風å‰é€².最愛å°ç£) march. David Reid has a full report of the day’s events, which culminated in a march through Taipei’s street’s to Zhongshan Stadium where DPP presidential canditate Frank Hsieh (è¬é•·å»·) and running mate Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌) spoke to thousands of DPP supporters and curious onlookers.
 © Craig Ferguson Images. Photos by Craig Ferguson and Selina Tseng.
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