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 | Some of over 15,000 opposition KMT or Nationalist Party supporters cheer during another large rally in downtown Taipei, Taiwan, Saturday, April 3, 2004 to demand a recount of ballots in President Chen Shui bian's razor-thin election victory two weeks ago. The government has already agreed to a recount, but the two sides have yet to decide how to proceed. click to open  |  | In hopes to fend off any violent outbursts from protestors, police guard the front entrance of the High Court while inside a hearing on whether to nullify the results of Taiwan's disputed presidential election and order a recount takes place, Friday, April 2, 2004, in Taipei, Taiwan. The opposition KMT, or Nationalist Party, has filed a motion with the court demanding a recount, which President Chen Shui-bian has endorsed. However, the judges must formally rule on whether to order a new tally and have invited lawyers from both camps to make their case. Opposition candidate Lien Chan alleges the vote was fraught with irregularities. click to open |  | Supporters of Taiwan opposition leader Lien Chan hold national flags at the Chiang Kai Shek Memorial Hall in Taipei on April 2, 2004. Taiwan President Chen Shiu-bian and opposition leader Lien Chan have five days to agree on terms of a recount for the hotly disputed presidential election, a court ruled on Friday. click to open |  | Protesters with face painting on Saturday, March 27, 2004. Nearly 500,000 people, many clad in throwaway yellow ponchos against a cold drizzle, surrounded Taiwan's presidential office and blocked major streets Saturday to protest last weekend's disputed presidential election. click to open |  | A protester carries an upside-down portrait of Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian as protesters waving red and blue Taiwanese flags and chanting 'shame,' march through Los Angeles' Chinatown, Saturday, March 27, 2004. Nearly 500,000 people, many clad in throwaway yellow ponchos against a cold drizzle, surrounded Taiwan's presidential office and blocked major streets Saturday to protest last weekend's disputed presidential election. click to open |  | Opposition leader and former vice president Lien Chan flashes victory signs on a jeep driving past a regional election headquarters of Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian in Hualien, 140 kilometers (87 miles) south-east of Taipei, March 17, 2004. Lien's National Party, that many associate with stability and a more conciliatory approach towards giant foe China, is in a close race with President Chen's Democratic Progressive Party. click to open |  | Opposition leader and former vice president Lien Chan greets supporters in front of his name 'Chan', which also means 'war' in Chinese, during an election campaign in Hualien, 140 kilometers (87 miles) southeast of Taipei, March 17, 2004. Lien's National Party, that many associate with stability and a more conciliatory approach towards giant foe China, is in a close race with President Chen's Democratic Progressive Party. click to open |  | A supporter of opposition leader and former vice president Lien Chan protects his ears from overwhelming noise during an election campaign in Hualien, 140 kilometres (87 miles) south-east of Taipei, March 17, 2004. Lien's National Party, that many associate with stability and a more conciliatory approach towards giant foe China, is in a close race with President Chen Shui-bian's Democratic Progressive Party. click to open |  | Taiwan's President Chen Shui-bian of the Democratic Progressive Party, right, and Nationalist Party Chairman Lien Chan shake hands before the country's first-ever televised debate between the presidential candidates ahead of the March 20 presidential elections, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2004, in Taipei. click to open |  | Taiwan's President Chen Shui-bian of the Democratic Progressive Party, right, and Nationalist Party Chairman Lien Chan listen to questions from a panel of journalists during the country's first-ever televised debate between the presidential candidates ahead of the March 20 presidential elections, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2004, in Taipei. click to open |
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