The authorities of Hong Kong they have issued five arrest warrants against five pro-democracy activists who have fled abroad. Activists would be guilty of having urged voters to boycott the elections tomorrow for the renewal of the Legislative Council, that is the local parliament.
There is also one of the activists affected by the mandate Nathan Law, leader of the protests during the Movement of umbrellas in 2014.
Tomorrow the first elections after the reform of the entire electoral system approved in May to ensure that the city, as imposed by Beijing, is governed only by ‘patriots’. The voters of the financial center will choose the new deputies based on rules that have reduced the number of directly elected seats, from 35 to 20, out of a total increased from 70 to 90.
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