Study On The Election System Of Legislative Council Members In The Macao Special Administrative Regio

The Macao Legislative Council election system was founded on the Portuguese revolution in 1976.It learned from the Portuguese political system,at the same time taking into account the local situation in Macao,and formed a direct election.Indirect election and appointment of members of the three ways of combining the unique election style.Since the birth of the system,it has undergone co-election and re-election until a new Legislative Council was formed in 1996.After Macao's reunification on 20 December 1999,the central government conscientiously implemented the general principle of "one country,two systems,Macao ruling by Macao people and a high degree of autonomy." Macao ushered in a moment that truly belonged to the people of Macao in history.Against this background,the Legislative Council election system has developed steadily In 2001,2009 and 2013,respectively,increased the number of direct elections,indirect elections and appointed members,bringing the Macao Legislative Council into a new period of development.There will be new weather in the new period,which is reflected in the election system of the Legislative Council.The thesis focuses on perfecting the election system of the Legislative Counci,which has been in various problems since Macao's autonomy.and still exists today.It starts with the parliamentary election which is the core of the representative election,analyzes the malpractice of the current election system,and sorts out the problems existing in the present election system.In order to solve the related problems,some practical and reasonable suggestions are put forward.The main body of the thesis is divided into four parts:the first part is the reasons for the formation of the Legislative Council of the Macao SAR and its historical evolution,which combs the historical evolution process of the Macao Legislative Council from its inception to 2013.Trying to have a comprehensive summary of this period of institutional change,and before and after the return of the summary statement.The second part introduces the process and operation of parliamentary election in Macao,such as organization setting,voter registration,qualification examination,form filling out and election dispute,and so on.The third part analyzes the deficiencies in the current election system,including the transportation of material interests.Send,buy and sell ballots hidden,illegal propaganda and defamation of others and other issues.In the fourth part,the corresponding measures are put forward based on the problem demonstration in the previous part to solve the existing problems.Such measures as restricting the transfer of material interests,setting the upper limit of election expenses,strengthening the inspection and crackdown and co-operation of various departments,improving the relevant system and safeguarding the interests of laborers and so on.The paper uses literature analysis,comparative study and case study to carry on the research,based on the relevant discussion of the original scholars and Macao's latest published relevant data.An attempt to fully understand the drawbacks of the current parliamentary election system in Macao In order to put forward the most scientific and rational solutions.