在不公平競爭下仍具公信力的選舉：2012年台灣大選觀選評論

Credible Elections but a Tilted Playing Field: ANFREL Election Observers' Statement on Taiwan's 2012 Elections

亞洲自由選舉網絡(Asian Network for Free Elections)

《台灣人權學刊》 1卷2期 (2012/06) Pp. 129-134

https://doi.org/10.29733/THRJ.201206.0007

摘要

亞洲自由選舉網絡應台灣的公民社會組織－台灣和平草根聯盟及公民監督國會聯盟之邀，於2012年1月至台灣觀察歷史性的總統及立法委員選舉，並於觀選活動結束後，發表這篇評論。評論認為，台灣此次的選舉，大體上精確地反映出多數的民意，是一場正面的選舉。從競選活動的自由程度、高度的投票率到雙方陣營迅速地接受選舉結果，都顯示這次的選舉是台灣鞏固民主的一個實質進程，也確保了在這個區域中民主領導者的地位。但與此同時，觀選團也提出幾項缺失，包括選舉糾紛的排解、買票、競選經費造成的不平等以及媒體的角色與表現等問題。

關鍵字

國際選舉觀察 ； 亞洲自由選舉網絡 ； 台灣2012年大選 ； 中央選舉委員會 ； 買票

並列摘要

The Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL), at the invitation of the Civil Society Organizations-Taiwan Grassroots Alliance for Peace and Citizen Congress Watch, observed Taiwan’s historic Presidential and Legislative Yuan elections in January of 2012. After the ten-day observation, ANFREL commended Taiwan on its fundamentally positive election that seemed to result in a generally accurate representation of public opinion. From the freeness of the campaign period, to the high turnout, to the quick acceptance of the election's results by both sides, this Election is another substantial step for Taiwan to consolidate its democracy and ensure that it remains a democratic leader in the region. Despite the successes above, there were nevertheless areas of concern that the ANFREL delegation commented on, including the ability of relevant authorities to respond to complaints, vote buying, campaign finance expenditures and the role and performance of the media.

並列關鍵字

international election observation ； Asian Network for Free Elections ； Taiwan's 2012 Elections ； Central Election Commission ； vote buying