12 Candidates Barred From Legislative Election over Loyalty Criteria

Twelve potential candidates have been barred from Macao’s legislative election

Two entire candidate lists, comprising a dozen names, have been banned from contesting directly elected seats after a national security review The post Twelve potential candidates have been barred from Macao’s legislative election appeared first on Macao News.

12 candidates barred from legislative election over loyalty criteria

Macau’s election watchdog has announced that it deems two lists of 12 candidates to be ineligible for the Legislative Assembly direct election scheduled for mid-September. According to a Tuesday announcement from the Electoral Affairs Commission, Ron Lam U Tou, an incumbent known for his centrist stance, is among the disqualified. Seng Ioi Man, the chair of the commission, told the media that the decision to strip the candidacy of the 12 was mad…

Ron Lam among 12 disqualified candidates for AL election

A total of 12 candidates from two electoral lists, including lawmaker Ron Lam, have been disqualified from running in the upcoming Legislative Assembly election, the Electoral Affairs Commission for the Legislative Assembly Election (CAEAL) announced this afternoon. Seng Ioi Man, chairperson of the CAEAL, said the decision was based on a review opinion submitted by […] The post Ron Lam among 12 disqualified candidates for AL election appeared fi…