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2025 Macanese legislative election
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Legislative elections are expected to be held in Macau on 14 September 2025.[1] The elections will return 33 members of the Legislative Assembly of Macau, with 14 directly elected by all electorates, 12 indirectly elected by special interest groups and seven appointed by the Chief Executive 15 days after the announcement of the election results.[citation needed]
As a result of the mass disqualification in the last election, more than a dozen of pro-democracy members, including former legislators, are barred from running in this election under the five-year ban.[2]
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Nomination
The authorities confirmed a total of eight candidate lists for the direct election of 14 seats after the end of nomination period, marking the lowest since the handover.[3] Among the eight "nomination panels", five were from the pro-Beijing camp and only one from pro-democracy camp, after majority of them were disqualified in 2021. Macau Creating People’s Livelihood Force (澳門創建民生力量) ran in the election for the first time, hoping to prioritise local employment and social welfare and housing.[4]
The team led by Wong Wai-man, the workman popularly known as "Captain Macau" for his eyebrow-raising stance on politics, was disqualified due to insufficient endorsements after majority of signatures were found ineligible. He was arrested days before the end of the nomination period for illegal mahjong operations.[5]
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Disqualification
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Under new rules introduced in 2024 mirroring those in Hong Kong, all candidates must be screened before validating their nomination to determine whether they are "patriots". All candidates are required to uphold the Basic Law and to pledge allegiance to the country.[5]
Electoral Affairs Commission announced that 12 candidates from two lists, Synergy Power and Macau Creating People’s Livelihood Force, are ineligible for the direct election. The commission said the Committee for Safeguarding National Security (similar to that of Hong Kong), after eligibility reviews, determined that some candidates were "not supportive" and "not allegiant" to the People’s Republic of China and Macau Special Administrative Region. The disqualified candidates are barred from appealing against the verdict under national security laws.[6] Macanese government strongly supported the decision which fully implement the fundamental principle of "Macau governed by patriots".[7]
Ron Lam U Tou, the incumbent moderate legislator from the Synergy Power, said he was surprised but remained calm with clear conscience, adding that he firmly believes that "sunshine always follows the storm". Tim Wong Tak Loi, a former civil servant who led another disqualified list at his first bid, said he respected the decision and reaffirmed his "unchanged" patriotic stance.[6] Au Kam San, lawmaker disqualified in 2021, said this decision targeted candidates that were not even from the opposition and was evident in suppressing any voices that the government deemed were not patriotic enough.[8]
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