The Lien premiership, which he held concurrently with the vice-presidency for just over a year (though he was also premier before becoming VP), has come to an end. Lien was replaced by Vincent Siew, a former cabinet official who resigned to carry the KMT banner in the Legislative Yuan elections.
副總統連戰兼任一年多的行政院長職務，九月起總算塵埃落定，由政務官下鄉參選立委成功的蕭萬長接任。