Macao SAR votes in 7th Legislative Assembly election

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The election of the seventh Legislative Assembly of the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) kicked off on Sunday.

Voting started at 9:00 a.m. and is scheduled to conclude at 9:00 p.m. local time. The preliminary results are expected to come out early Monday morning.

The seventh legislature will be composed of 33 seats, including 14 directly-elected seats, 12 indirectly-elected seats, and seven others appointed by the Macao SAR's chief executive within 15 days after receiving the reviewed vote counting of direct and indirect election.

After casting his vote, Ho Iat Seng, chief executive of the Macao SAR, called upon voters to actively go to the ballot.

Ho expressed his hope that the legislators perform their supervisory power over the SAR government in accordance with the Basic Law of the Macao SAR.

Anti-corruption officials said they have carried out around 8,000 inspections since the election work began and the situation was satisfying.

Voters cast their ballots during the election of the seventh Legislative Assembly of the Macao SAR, China, September 12, 2021. /CMG

A total of 126 candidates from 14 teams will run for the 14 directly-elected seats, while 12 candidates from five vocational groups will run for the 12 indirectly-elected seats.

There are a total of 325,180 eligible voters in the direct election, 18,160 more than the previous election in 2017.

Meanwhile, 813 legal person voters, as compared with 858 for the previous election in 2017, will vote in the indirect election.

Posters of the election of the seventh Legislative Assembly of the Macao SAR, China, September 12, 2021. /CMG

In view of COVID-19, the SAR government adopted strict prevention measures for the campaigning period.

On the voting day, voters are required to wear face masks, have their body temperatures checked and present health codes. There are also signs reminding voters to keep social distance.

As many as 42 polling stations have been set up for the voting, while three mobile polling stations have also been set up to ensure the voting rights of residents who are under medical observation at designated hotels.

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(With input from Xinhua)

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