Hong Kong Democrats Do Youth Seek Many Supporting Candidates for Protest? Focus July 14, 17:16
In the primaries held by democrats for the legislative election of the legislative assembly, which is the parliament in Hong Kong this September, the young people who have been the center of the protest since last year gathered a lot of support and run for the candidate. It became an outlook. However, many people have argued for independence in Hong Kong so far, and the focus is on whether or not the election administration authorities approve the candidates.
In Hong Kong, democrats aiming to win a majority of seats for the legislative assembly held in September will have a primary election to narrow down 51 candidates to about 30 over two days starting from 11th of this month. Held, and about 610,000 people participated in the vote, which was far above the original goal.
The group that called for the primary election announced the aggregated results of electronic voting, which accounts for over 90% of the total, and democratic activist Mr. Hinoyuki Fumi and the group that has been hosting large-scale protests since last year, etc. , The young people who participated in the protest received much support and are expected to run.
This includes many who have made radical claims, such as the independence of Hong Kong from China and the strengthening of Hong Kong's autonomy.
In Hong Kong, there have been a number of cases in which candidates who have been deemed to have claimed independence of Hong Kong have been cancelled, and this time, those who oppose the Hong Kong National Security Act may also be cancelled. It has been.
Therefore, the acceptance of the candidacy starting on the 18th of this month will be focused on whether the election administration officials approve the democratic candidacy.