Finally, on July 8, Frederick Chien was elected as NA speaker with the support of the KMT and NP. However, the NP and the DPP cooperated to try to defeat vice-speaker nominee Hsieh Lung-sheng because of doubts about his honorary doctorate from Pacific University in the US. Hsieh was narrowly elected only on the second round of balloting.
七月八日國大議長錢復在國民黨、新黨全力支持之下順利當選議長，而謝隆盛則因為美國太平洋學院榮譽博士學位引起在民、新兩黨質疑，在野黨聯手「倒謝」，使得謝隆盛在第二輪投票時才勉強過關。