Following several disqualifications, 128 hopefuls will contest 14 directly elected seats; 12 indirectly elected seats will be uncontested.
New Macao Progressive Association
‘Pro-democracy’ groups are due to find out whether their appeals are successful within the next five days.
As 12 September polling day nears, fringe candidates disbarred for ‘disloyalty’ consider whether to mount further appeals.
Many candidates disqualified for ‘disloyalty’ vow to appeal, although their application is unlikely to be approved.
As candidates’ names are promulgated, Lo Chun Seng of Macao Victory claims ‘malicious’ forces are at work to shut his List out of the election.
More candidates join the hustings, campaigning on women’s rights, urban planning, official accountability and housing issues.
Electoral Affairs Commission confirms validity of all but one List, which failed to come up with the minimum number of nominations.
