1965 French presidential election allies of the Gaullists. 1965 French presidential election The 1965 French presidential election, held on 5 December and 19 December, was the first direct presidential election in the Fifth Republic and the first since the Second Republic in 1848. It had been widely expected that incumbent president Charles de Gaulle would be re-elected, but the election was notable for the unexpectedly strong performance of his left-wing challenger François Mitterrand. This was the second presidential election since the beginning of the Fifth Republic. Under the first draft of the 1958 constitution, the president was elected by an electoral college, in order
Vice President of the Republic of China Vice President of the Republic of China The Vice President of Taiwan , officially the Vice President of the Republic of China(), is the second-highest executive official of Taiwan. Since 1996, the President and the Vice President are elected together by direct plurality voting to a four-year term. Chen Chien-jen is the current Vice President of the Republic of China. Originally established in Nanking, the ROC government , along with its presidency, relocated to Taiwan after losing the Chinese Civil War in 1949. Under Article 49 the Constitution of the Republic of China, in case the office of the President