Legislative Council Election｜The Democratic Party has no one to run for Lam Cheng: The new system still welcomes people with different political stances

The nomination period for the general election of the Legislative Council will begin at the end of this month. The Democratic Party’s internal selection mechanism for elections closed yesterday (11th), and no one submitted the form, which means that the Democratic Party will not send members to run for the Legislative Council election in December.

Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said before attending the executive meeting today (12th) that whether political parties encourage party members to stand for election can not be left to her comment, emphasizing that as long as they meet the requirements of patriots, the new election system still welcomes people with different political stances and opinions to stand for election.

When asked whether the Democratic Party has not signed up to run for the Legislative Council, whether it is a protest against the new electoral system, Carrie Lam said: "Every political party thinks that a certain election will encourage party members to run for the election. It's not my responsibility. speak".

She pointed out that after the election system is perfected, people with different political positions and opinions are still welcome to stand for election as long as they meet the requirements of the patriots.

She emphasized that the current requirements of patriots are clear, and there is also a mechanism for reviewing committee members. Therefore, she hopes that everyone who is interested in improving the status quo of Hong Kong, entering the political system, and being able to improve the economy and social environment under the implementation of "One Country, Two Systems" will consider participating in legislation. Will elect.

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Democratic Party finalized the party’s selection mechanism at the end of last month. Party members who intend to stand for election must obtain 20 member nominations from their regional branches and 5 member nominations from each of the remaining 4 regional branches.

Han Dongfang, the only member of the Western New Territories branch who was interested in the election, was unable to "qualify" to participate in the party selection because he failed to obtain enough nominations.

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