Macao SAR electoral authority accepts Sam as chief executive candidate

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Sam Hou Fai (R), candidate for the sixth-term chief executive of China's Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR), submits his nomination to the SAR's Electoral Affairs Commission for the Chief Executive Election in Macao SAR, south China, September 10, 2024. /CFP

Macao's Electoral Affairs Commission for the Chief Executive Election issued a notice on Wednesday announcing Sam Hou Fai as the only accepted candidate for the chief executive election.

According to the commission, on Tuesday, it completed an eligibility review of the only application received to become a candidate for the post of chief executive. The review was concluded after the Committee for Safeguarding National Security of the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) assessed and affirmed the nominated individual, namely in terms of his sincere support for the Macao SAR Basic Law and his loyalty to the People's Republic of China and its Macao SAR.

The notice included a list of 386 Chief Executive Election Committee members who had nominated Sam.

According to Macao SAR's Chief Executive Election Law, nominated candidates and members of the election committee may lodge appeals within one day of the notice. If no objections are received, the electoral commission will issue a notice announcing the final list of the accepted candidates for the chief executive election on Friday.

The election is due to be held on October 13.

Source(s): Xinhua News Agency