With just over two months to go before the autumn elections, more candidates are putting their names forward, promising a better deal for Macao’s residents.
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Prospective lawmakers vow to better residents’ lives, especially the poor and disadvantaged, in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Electoral Affairs Commission confirms validity of all but one List, which failed to come up with the minimum number of nominations.
Political platform includes proposal to set up MOP 100 billion investment fund and give every permanent resident MOP 100,000 in shares.
While there is stiff competition for directly elected seats, the Legislative Assembly’s dozen indirectly elected seats are unlikely to be contested.
Both groups are headed by media personalities, and want to focus on housing, traffic, employment and similar problems plaguing Macao.
Candidates promise to focus on issues such as housing, traffic, care of the elderly and integration with the Greater Bay Area.
CAEAL president admits previous remarks did not distinguish between news reporting and electioneering, allaying concerns over press freedom.
Neither gaming nor junket operators may get involved in the election process, and the ban extends to their staff who are not even allowed to store campaign material at work.
