In 1996, President Lee Teng-hui was far ahead of his rivals all the way, and the election was lopsided. This year, the most prominent feature of the campaign is exactly the opposite: The three main candidates are running neck-and-neck, and the election battle is fierce. It is impossible right now to say who might win, and will probably remain so right up to the finish.
和九六年李總統將其他對手遠遠拋在腦後、選情一面倒的情勢相較，這次大選的特色之一正是三強各據一方、戰局激烈，不到最後一分鐘無法判定誰將勝出。