Candidate Movement among Protesting Youth Hong Kong District Election October 4th 17:31

In Hong Kong, where protests continue, acceptance of candidacy for constituency elections held next month began on the 4th. It is said to be the most popular election in Hong Kong, and there is an active movement towards candidacy among young people participating in protests.

In Hong Kong's constituency elections held once every four years, a total of 452 seats of 18 district councils, which are local councils, are chosen by citizens.

Acceptance of candidacy started on the 4th, and pro-Middle and democratic candidates held their meetings in front of the central government office in the central and western districts.

Among these, the candidates of the pro-middle political party, “People Jianren”, which has the most seats in Hong Kong's ward assembly, said, “We will act for the citizens. Please appeal. "

On the other hand, candidates of the democratic political party, “Democratic Party”, complained that “Kick off the government-oriented political party.

In this election, young people participating in protests are actively moving toward candidacy. There are also voices of concern that they may not admit.

For this reason, protests are expected to become even more intense if democratic or young candidates for protests are not recognized.

Candidates will be accepted until the 17th of this month and will be voted on the 24th of next month.

Citizens vote directly “most democratic elections”

Hong Kong constituency elections are considered to be the most democratic of Hong Kong's elections, with 452 seats determined by direct citizen voting, with 18 district councils, and are likely to reflect the will of the people .

The ward council often deals with familiar issues related to daily life, and its authority is not large, but it is assigned to the ward councilor among the legislative assembly members who are the parliament and the election committee members who decide the administrative chief There are constants that have a certain influence.

Of the 452 seats, 70% are pro-Chinese and 30% are democratic, and the pro-Chinese are overwhelmingly large.

This time, following a series of protests, the movement of candidacy among young people has become more active, and more than 400,000 people have been newly registered through prior voter registration. The focus is on how far the democratic power will grow.

However, in legislative elections held in 2016, legislative elections, etc., where a person who was regarded as claiming to be `` oriented independence in Hong Kong '' touched the basic law under the Hong Kong constitution, no candidacy was accepted Continuing, there have been concerns that the election authority may not accept some candidates.

If democratic candidacy is not recognized, a strong backlash from the public will be inevitable, and the future of protests will be greatly affected.