雖然中間有許多令人惋惜的事件發生，不過也都在選舉日當天劃上休止符，也期待新的領導人能將台灣帶往更美好的方向去。
這塊美麗的土地，確實需要一個全新的再出發。除了國家領導人的方針外，也需要大家一起努力、奮鬥。
希望在不久的未來，可以大聲向全世界說: Taiwan! Number One!
Ref. from時事通信 ~ Japan 台北22日時事
台湾総統選挙は22日、投開票が行われ、最大野党・国民党の馬英九・前主席（57）が与党・民主進歩党（民進党）の謝長廷・元行政院長＝首相＝（61）との一騎打ちを制して当選した。馬氏は220万票以上の差を付けて圧勝し、「選挙の終わりは改革の始まりだ」と勝利宣言した。2000年の台湾史上初の政権交代で野党に転落した国民党が8年ぶりに政権奪還に成功した。馬氏は5月20日に総統に就任する。
対中融和を掲げる馬氏の当選で、民進党の陳水扁総統が進めてきた台湾自立化路線にはひとまず終止符が打たれる。台湾独立を否定し、「中華民国」体制の「現状維持」を主張する馬氏の下、中台関係は改善に向け動きだすとみられる。副総統には馬氏とペアを組んだ蕭万長・元行政院長（69）が当選した。
得票率は馬氏58．45％（約765万票）、謝氏41．55％（約544万票）。馬氏の得票率は総統選史上最高だった。投票率は76．33％と前回（2004年）の80．28％を下回った。
Ref. from CNN ~ U.S. Taipei, Taiwan
Taiwan voters overwhelmingly elected Nationalist Party candidate Ma Ying-jeou to be president on Saturday, apparently choosing the promise of economic growth through closer ties with China over fears that those ties to the mainland could lead to a loss of independence.
Ma, whose campaign touted the economic benefits of better relations with China, defeated the Democratic Progressive Party's Frank Hsieh, who advocated going slower and holding back in some areas.
Taiwan's central election commission projected that Ma Ying-jeou had won more than 58 percent versus Frank Hsieh's 41 percent, with most of the votes counted.
His margin of victory was the largest in the history of Taiwan's presidential races.
Ma's vote total topped the 7 million mark, a point at which it would be mathematically impossible for him to lose, the commission said.
The commission estimated that 75 percent of Taiwan's eligible voters cast ballots in the presidential race.
Ref. from the Australian ~ Australia March 22, 2008
TAIWAN'S 17 million voters appear set to elect as president today Ma Ying-jeou, the candidate of the Kuomintang (Nationalists), who is committed to negotiating with China for a European-style common market and for direct air and shipping links across the long-tense strait.
http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20080322-00000088-jij-int
http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/22/taiwan.elections/index.html
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23413251-25837,00.html
