Pro-Democracy Group Leads in Macao Election
A moderate pro-democracy group was the biggest winner in Macao’s legislative election, provisional results showed.
The New Democratic Macao Assn. of Ng Kuok Cheong won 18.2% of the vote and two seats, allowing him and his running mate, Au Kam San, to retain their places in the legislature.
A total of 125 candidates ran for 12 elected seats in the 29-member assembly. Ten lawmakers were picked by professional and business groups; seven are appointed by Edmund Ho, the enclave’s chief executive. Macao, formerly a Portuguese colony, returned to Chinese rule in 1999.
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