Democratic preliminaries goals far ahead of Hong Kong legislative election 21:47 July 12

In Hong Kong, a primaries to decide candidates for democracy will be held from the 11th, in preparation for the legislative elections held in September this year. With the enforcement of the National Security Act in Hong Kong, which has tightened democracy, more than 410,000 people have voted so far, far exceeding the goals of the organizing organization.

The democratic primaries were called out by Associate Professors of the University of Hong Kong at the heart of the dynasty's primaries, with a total of 51 candidates out of 51 candidates for the legislative election of the legislative assembly in September. We are planning to narrow it down to 30 people.

Voting was held on the 12th and the 12th, and the polling station set up in a restaurant in central Hong Kong was visited by people of all ages, from young people to the elderly.

Voting is closed at 10 pm Japan time and results will be announced during the day or two.

Associate professors who called for the primaries voted for 170,000 citizens with a goal of 170,000, which is one-tenth of the votes voted by democrats in last year's parliamentary elections regarding the number of votes for two days on 11th and 12th. The number of people who have voted has reached 411,000 people by 5 pm Japan time on the 12th of Japan time, well above the target.

As a democracy, through primary elections, they called for protest to the Chinese and Hong Kong governments, who are tightening up the enforcement of the National Security Maintenance Law of Hong Kong. It is expected to strengthen.

Who visited the vote

A man in his thirties who visited the poll said, "I'm a little afraid of government pressure. As the government increasingly restricts citizens' protests, we see that Hong Kong's citizens are still resisting. I came to the vote because I wanted the government and people all over the world to know."

A woman in her 20s said, "It is our natural right to choose legislators. I think this primary election is important to show the will of the citizens."

What is the legislative body that democrats aim for

The legislative assembly where democrats aim to obtain a majority of seats has a term of four years, and elections will be held on September 6.

There was a conflict between a pro-Chinese who was in favor of the government and a democratic who was in a position of criticism. Stayed in.

The legislative body chooses 35 seats, which is half of the fixed number, by direct voting by citizens, while the remaining 35 seats are mostly advantageous to the pro-Chinese group, who select representatives in each industry such as finance and education. It has been.

However, against the backdrop of the support of the citizens, such as the fact that the democracy won more than 80% of seats in the ward assembly election in November last year, the democratic group has campaigned for the first time to obtain a majority of seats in the election of this legislative assembly. I am activating.

Democrats also aim to force the Secretary of State to resign by rejecting the Hong Kong government's budget proposal if it gets a majority in the legislative assembly.

The basic law, which is the constitution of Hong Kong, stipulates that if the budget bill of the Hong Kong government is rejected by the legislative assembly, if the parliamentarians are re-elected and rejected again, the executive secretary must resign.

On the other hand, with respect to the assertion of the democracy, senior officials of the Hong Kong government have restrained that there is a suspicion of violating the Hong Kong National Security Act with the intention of "overturning the government."

It has also been pointed out that candidates who oppose the law after the enforcement of the National Security Maintenance Law of Hong Kong may be cancelled.

For this reason, democrats are prepared to stand for another candidate in the event of a candidate who wins in this primary election being cancelled.