On February 15, President Chiang Ching-kuo, at the second Plenary Session of the twelfth Central Committee of the Kuomintang, nominated Li Teng-hui as his vice-presidential candidate.
執政黨推出新任副總統候選人後，現任副總統謝東閔即將功成身退。他表示，退休後準備全心致力於教育事業與社會服務工作，這是他多年來的心願。