Referendums to be held alongside elections: president
ROC Central News Agency
2007-09-10 15:55:44
Taipei, Sept. 10 (CNA) President Chen Shui-bian said Monday that a referendum on retrieving the ill-gotten assets of the opposition Kuomintang will be held alongside the legislative elections slated for Jan. 12 next year.
He made the remarks while addressing the opening ceremony of the World Federation of Taiwanese Associations in Osaka, Japan via teleconference.
He also said that a referendum on seeking membership of the United Nations under the name Taiwan will also be held in tandem with the March 22 presidential election.
He said the people will be able to vote for their president as well as exercise their rights as "a master of the great country."
Chen recalled that on Aug. 3, 2002, he said that only the people of Taiwan have the right to decide on Taiwan's future and fate, and that they should make decisions through referendums.
He said that at that time, he urged the public to think seriously about the importance and urgency of referendums. Today, he went on, he is gratified to know that his aspirations have been fulfilled over the past five years, noting that the Referendum Law was passed in 2003 and the first ever national referendum was held simultaneously with the presidential election in 2004.
(By Lilian Wu)
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