In pictures: Taiwanese protest

1 of 6 Angry supporters of Taiwan's narrowly defeated presidential challenger, Lien Chan, have stormed the country's Central Election Commission HQ in the capital Taipei.

2 of 6 Scores of demonstrators clashed with riot police when they tried to stop election officials from posting a notice declaring President Chen Shui-bian as the winner of Saturday's polls.

3 of 6 The protesters demanded that the commission should not declare a winner in the election before a legal decision on a recount is reached.

4 of 6 They threw eggs and stones...

5 of 6 ...and broke windows - but the police did not use their clubs to stop them.

6 of 6 Elsewhere in Taipei, thousands of opposition supporters gathered outside the presidential palace for a sixth day, insisting that the result was unfair.