‘Nothing short of a revolution’: Hong Kong elections see pro-democracy candidates win
Democratic activists in Hong Kong won a major election victory with record turnout, with the results widely viewed as a repudiation of the Communist Chinese government.
Following months of large-scale protests, approximately three million people voted in Sunday’s district council elections, giving democratic candidates about 90 percent of the 452 seats, according to Reuters.
Carrie Lam, chief executive of Hong Kong whose introduction of an extradition bill sparked the months-long protests, said in a statement that the government would respect the election results....