Legislative Assembly Electoral Affairs Committee (CAEAL) has approved 21 of 25 groups preparing to stand in the direct legislative election in the autumn, CAEAL President Tong Hio Fong said yesterday, adding there will be two groups competing for the three indirectly-elected seats in the professional sector.
The direct and indirect legislative elections will take place on September 17. A total of 14 of the legislature’s 33 seats will be directly elected.
According to a statement from the committee yesterday, it received a total of 31 candidacy nomination committee applications, 25 for the direct and six for the indirect elections.
Legislative Assembly Electoral Affairs Committee President Tong Hio Fong (front) briefs reporters yesterday after a regular meeting of the government-appointed committee, as fellow committee members Lai U Hou (first from left) and Iong Kong Leong look on, at the Public Administration Building in Rua do Campo. Photo: Debby Seng
