Wu Po-hsiung Ma Ying-jeou The 2009 Kuomintang chairmanship election (Chinese: 2009年中國國民黨主席選舉) was held on 26 July 2009 in Taiwan with Ma Ying-jeou as the sole candidate.
This was the fourth direct election of the chairman in the Kuomintang (KMT) history.
All registered, due-paying KMT party members were eligible to vote.
[1] In his victory speech, Ma promised to enhance cooperation between Kuomintang and the government, deal with party assets and continue efforts to communicate with the opposition Pan-Green Coalition parties.
He would be inaugurated as the chairman on the upcoming party congress scheduled on 12 September 2009.