The Supreme Count will give a ruling on June 17 on an appeal filed by Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairman Lien Chan (
The Supreme Court heard arguments by attorneys representing both sides of the case, covering the difference between an invalid election and an invalid election result, the definition of valid and invalid ballots, and whether to adopt a lax or rigorous interpretation of the regulations.
Lee Tsung-teh (李宗德), an attorney representing Lien and Soong said that whatever was the cause of the "inaccurate count" of ballots should be covered in the suit seeking to annul the election result.
Attorney Lin Yung-sung (林永頌), representing Chen and Lu, said that the result of a presidential election should be respected, adding that the suit contesting the result should follow a rigorous interpretation.
Attorney Ku Li-hsiung (顧立雄), also representing Chen and Lu, claimed that the argument of the rival side only exists in their own "subjective imagination."
Lien and Soong, who lost to Chen and Lu by a small margin on March 20 last year, allege that the results of the election were marred by various electoral scandals, a referendum held on the same day of the election, the activation of the "national security mechanism" that they claim barred a number of police and military personnel from going to the polls, and the election-eve shooting of Chen and Lu.
Lien and Soong appealed to the Supreme Court after their claim to contest the result of the election was rejected by the High Court on Nov. 4 last year.
Another case filed by Lien and Soong to nullify the presidential election was also rejected by the court on Dec. 30 last year.
They have also appealed to the Supreme Court over the second lawsuit.
In Lien's first lawsuit, the defendant was listed as the president, while his second lawsuit targeted the Central Election Commission and local-level election commissions around the country.
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