As the Constitution states that the president's term of office is six years, President Chiang Ching-kuo called on the session to select the candidates was on choice of candidates, the session was also important for the party as a whole.
中國國民黨依照政黨運作的常軌，已在二月十四、十五日兩天，召開第十二屆中央委員會第二次全體會議。會中除提名總統副總統候選人、改選中央常務委員、聽取黨務及施政報告，並對黨籍國大代表作政治提示。