John Lee to lead Hong Kong as critics decry eroding democracy
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On Sunday, John Lee was elected to replace Carrie Lam as Hong Kong’s next leader. The selection took place under a new electoral system, where only loyal “patriots” can hold office and the political opposition is virtually eliminated.
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John Lee is due to be formally selected as Hong Kong’s new leader on Sunday in an election that features only one candidate. It’s the first election for the city’s top job since Beijing passed legislation last year that ensures only “patriots” govern Hong Kong.
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John Lee was elected as Hong Kong’s next leader Sunday by an election committee comprised of nearly 1,500 largely pro-Beijing members. Lee received 1,416 votes in the chief executive election,
Lee was the only candidate and won with over 99% of the vote in which nearly all 1,500 committee members were carefully vetted by the central government in Beijing.
A Hong Kong election committee is voting for the city’s only leadership candidate, John Lee, who is widely expected to win and become Hong Kong’s next chief executive. The committee,
Hong Kong's leader-in-waiting, John Lee, was endorsed for the city's top job on Sunday by a committee stacked with pro-Beijing loyalists, as the financial hub attempts to relaunch itself after several…
John Lee, the former security chief who oversaw the government’s crackdown on pro-democracy protests in 2019, was elected unopposed as Hong Kong’s new leader on Sunday.
An election committee composed largely of pro-Beijing figures voted for John Lee, a former security official, to be the new leader of Hong Kong. Lee, the only candidate in the vote, replaces Carrie Lam in July.
Hong Kong's former security chief John Lee was elected as the city's next chief executive, replacing Carrie Lam. He was the only candidate on the ballot.
A Hong Kong committee stacked with mostly pro-Beijing members has almost unanimously voted for John Lee to become the city's next leader. On July 1, the anniversary of Hong Kong’s
On Sunday, John Lee was elected to replace Carrie Lam as Hong Kong’s next leader. The selection took place under a new electoral system, where only loyal “patriots” can hold office and the political opposition is virtually eliminated.
John Lee is set to preside over the city of seven million. As the architect behind the crackdown on Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement, it's expected he'll do more of the same.
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