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| Hong Kong democrat leader Albert Ho resigns over poll result | Hong Kong democrat leader Albert Ho resigns over poll result |
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| The leader of Hong Kong's biggest pro-democracy party has quit over its poorer than expected performance in key legislative elections. | The leader of Hong Kong's biggest pro-democracy party has quit over its poorer than expected performance in key legislative elections. |
| Albert Ho stepped down as chairman after his Democratic Party won only four seats, down from eight. | Albert Ho stepped down as chairman after his Democratic Party won only four seats, down from eight. |
| The pan-democratic camp has, however, won 27 of 70 seats to retain veto power in Hong Kong's legislative council. | |
| Voter turn-out among the 3.5m electorate was over 50%, higher than the previous legislative poll in 2008. | |
| For the first time, 40 of the 70 seats on Hong Kong's governing legislative council were directly elected. | For the first time, 40 of the 70 seats on Hong Kong's governing legislative council were directly elected. |
| Under the current laws, the rest were chosen by small groups of electors selected along economic and professional lines. | Under the current laws, the rest were chosen by small groups of electors selected along economic and professional lines. |
| Results showed pro-democracy groups had retained one-third of the legislative seats, which they need to veto constitutional amendments. | Results showed pro-democracy groups had retained one-third of the legislative seats, which they need to veto constitutional amendments. |
| However, they had been expected to perform better, amid anti-China sentiment linked to issues including a controversial new patriotic education curriculum. | However, they had been expected to perform better, amid anti-China sentiment linked to issues including a controversial new patriotic education curriculum. |
| The pan-democrats were not as well-organised as the pro-Beijing parties; they tried to make Hong Kong's complicated electoral system work in their favour, but often the tactics failed, says the BBC's Andrew Wood in Hong Kong. | |
| "We have more votes but less seats. This is a tragic result," Reuters news agency quoted pro-democracy Civic Party lawmaker Ronny Tong as saying. | "We have more votes but less seats. This is a tragic result," Reuters news agency quoted pro-democracy Civic Party lawmaker Ronny Tong as saying. |
| Albert Ho, chairman of the Democratic Party, resigned his post for what he said was the party's "serious failure" in the election. | Albert Ho, chairman of the Democratic Party, resigned his post for what he said was the party's "serious failure" in the election. |