Following Hong Kong, Macau will also amend the Chief Executive's Election Law and Legislative Council Election Law, including strengthening the qualification review of candidates to comprehensively implement the principle of "Patriot Governing Australia".The Macau government made the above announcement on Thursday (June 15) and stated that it will be publicly consult from now on for 45 days.There will be eight consultations during the consultation.
The Chief Executive, Election Commission, and members are qualified to be reviewed by the National Security Commission
According to the Macau government, this amendment mainly includes three directions. One is to improve the qualification review mechanism.The maintenance of the National Security Council is responsible for reviewing whether the above -mentioned personnel support the basic law and loyalty to the Macau Special Administrative Region.The review opinions issued by the committee are binding, and make a decision to not be eligible for the election management committee in response to the opinions of the election management committee.The second is to strengthen and stop illegal acts.The Macau government will let the public understand the importance of the election through improving the laws and election publicity; and to openly incite the behavior of inciting others not to vote, emptying white tickets or waste tickets as criminal illegal acts, and punish them.The third is to optimize the election management process.The Macau Government will refer to the suggestions made by the Legislative Council Election Management Committee to conduct technical revisions of procedural regulations such as the prohibition of propaganda periods, nomination committees, and candidate lists of the Legislative Council Election Law, so that the election procedures will be more reasonable and smooth.
Zhang Yongchun, director of the Department of Administration and Law, said at a press conference on Thursday that with reference to the Hong Kong Election Law, the Macau government has set up the qualification time to be qualified for five years.Over a election.
After Macau returned to China in 1999, the political situation was roughly stable, but the local trend of native thoughts was prevalent in previous years.Conferences have attracted the official vigilance of Beijing.In the Macau Legislative Council election in 2021, the Macau Legislative Council Election Management Committee canceled the qualifications of 16 candidates for six groups of 21 candidates on the grounds of non -supporting the Basic Law and Inficest Special Zone.Professor Ye Guiping, Vice President of Macau City University, believes that in an interview with Lianhe Morning Post that the current international situation is complex and changing, and has new requirements and new challenges to maintaining the national security field. The amendment of Macau's amendment will help maintain national sovereignty and security.And development benefits.Ye Guiping said that Macau is on the front line of overseas and the international community, with diverse social ideas, and relatively complicated values and political attitudes. Especially some people have misplaced ideological consciousness.Disclosure and even create crisis.Chen Jianxin, an assistant professor of the School of Social Sciences at the University of Macao, pointed out that the current international environment is in a turbulent situation. During this time, countries will focus on national security issues.It is also understandable to strengthen the review mechanism.Chen Jianxin said that the current Macau society is gradually recurring, and the time to revise relevant laws is appropriate. He also believes that the amendment of the law is derived from the election of the election of the current meeting.The rights and qualifications for selected are believed to have room for discussion.
