Political situation
Written by: Pan Xiqiao
2021-04-05 17:49
Last update date: 2021-04-05 17:49
According to the earlier amendments passed by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, the electoral system of the Legislative Council will undergo major changes in the future, including the sudden reduction of directly elected seats. The direct election system will also be changed from a proportional representation system to a single-seat, double-vote system.
The changes will affect the traditional establishment parties.
Li Huiqiong, chairman of the DAB, pointed out that the party will continue to reflect public opinion through regional work and find talents to win seats in the election committee.
Leung Mei Fen, a member of the Pakatan Harapan Legislative Council, believes that the new direct election system can alleviate vicious competition in the same camp.
The constituency of the Legislative Council and the distribution of the number of seats will usher in many changes in the future.
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Li Huiqiong: The DAB will adapt to the new situation
Under the new electoral system, the number of directly elected seats in the Legislative Council will be reduced from 35 to 20.
Li Huiqiong said frankly that under the new system, the DAB may not be able to secure the current 8 directly elected seats, but believes that the overall increase in seats is beneficial to those who are interested in politics. The DAB will adapt to the new situation and no longer just follow the past, which is more concentrated in regions The practice of direct elections for seats will also seek out talents and strive for more members to be elected as members.
Even if the number of directly elected seats is reduced, it may weaken the influence of directly elected seats in the parliament. Li Huiqiong believes that the government still needs the assistance of political parties to collect and reflect public opinion, so that its policies can be more relevant.
She also believes that the new system is expected to change the abnormal phenomenon of Hong Kong elections with pro-China and anti-China as the main axis, bring the elections back to the right track of public policy debates, and reduce political struggles.
Li Huiqiong, chairman of the DAB, pointed out that the DAB will continue to work in the region, reflect public opinion, and find talents to win seats in the election committee.
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Liang Meifen points out that electoral reform can reduce vicious competition in the establishment
Under the new system, in addition to adjustments to the distribution of seats, the direct election system also has new ways of playing, changing from the proportional representation system to the dual-seat single-vote system, and the electoral districts are divided from five districts to ten districts.
Liang Meifen estimates that under the new voting system, different camps will try their best to coordinate candidates to fight for the most votes, which will help reduce vicious competition with the same camp and prevent radicals from entering parliament with a minority of votes.
She believes that in the future, the votes of the establishment and the democrats will be "matched," and the overall situation is an improvement.
Talking about the future strategic adjustments of the Pakatan Harapan League, Leung Mei-fen said that he needs to wait for the passage of the electoral system amendment before discussing it.
According to Pakatan Harapan Leung Mei Fen, the change in the electoral system of the Legislative Council is a good thing.
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