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New Hope (Macau)
New Hope (NE) is a political party in Macau. Its leader, José Pereira Coutinho, has served in the Legislative Assembly since 2005. In the most recent election on 12 September 2021, the party won 13.81% of the popular vote and 2 out of 14 directly elected seats. Elected AL members * José Pereira Coutinho José Maria Pereira Coutinho ComM (; born 22 July 1957) is a Macanese politician and jurist. He has been the Counselor of the Portuguese Communities since 2003, President of Macau Civil Servants Association since 1998, and President of pro-demo ..., 2005–present * Leong Veng Chai, 2013–2017 * Che Sai Wang, 2021–present Legislative Assembly elections References Political parties in Macau Political parties of minorities {{Macau-party-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pro-democracy Camp (Macau)
The pro-democracy camp ( zh, t=民主派; pt, campo pró-democracia) or pan-democracy camp () is a political alignment of politicians and social activists in Macau who support increased democracy and may work together in areas of common interest or by not fielding candidates against one another in elections. Democratic activists are usually critical of the post-1999 Macanese government and the People's Republic of China's authoritarian government, which they say does not properly represent the will of the people. Its supporters also advocate a faster pace of democratization and implementation of universal and equal suffrage. The Pan-democracy camp is aligned with and similar to, but distinct from, the Chinese democracy movement. Members of the camp represent a very broad social and political demographic, from the working class to the middle class and professionals. Opposite to the pan-democracy camp is the pro-establishment camp, whose members are perceived to be supporti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Directly Elected Member (Macau)
Macau is the only geographical constituency in the elections for the Legislative Assembly of Macau, with three sub-geographical constituencies under it. Overview The constituency was set up in 1976 election when the highest averages method of the closed party-list proportional representation electoral system was introduced. No change of boundary had been made throughout since 1976. The constituency covers all the parishes and zone in Macau. Members have been elected under proportional representation with seats apportioned under the highest averages method using the D'Hondt method The D'Hondt method, also called the Jefferson method or the greatest divisors method, is a method for allocating seats in parliaments among federal states, or in party-list proportional representation systems. It belongs to the class of highest- .... Suffrage was opened to Macau Residents without Portuguese citizenship in 1984. Background The constituency was formed since the 1976 legislative e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 Macanese Legislative Election
Elections for the 7th Legislative Assembly of Macao ( pt, Eleições para a 7.ª Assembleia Legislativa de Macau) were held in Macau on 12 September 2021. This legislative election will return 33 members of the Legislative Assembly of Macau, with 14 directly elected by all electorates, 12 indirectly elected by special interest groups and 7 appointed by the Chief Executive 15 days after the announcement of the election results. The voter turnout rate for the 2021 Legislative Assembly direct election stood at 42 per cent after polls closed, the lowest rate reported since the establishment of the Macau Special Administrative Region in 1999. Mass disqualification The Electoral Affairs Commission for this legislative election unprecedentedly disqualified some 21 candidates who intended to contest in the direct elections. As a result of those 21 hopefuls having been barred from running, five candidate lists consequently became unqualified due to the electoral requirement of a minim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
