25 former Chinese nationals registered to run for local public offices. Mainland Affairs Council: 4 people failed to submit information on loss of household registration

Liang Wenjie, deputy chairman of the Mainland Affairs Council.

The Central Election Commission recently announced the registration status of candidates for local civil service elections. A total of 26 former Chinese nationals have registered. Liang Wenjie, deputy chairman of the Mainland Affairs Council, said today (1st) that it was confirmed that the information of one of the people was mistakenly posted and should actually be 25 Chinese nationals. Among them, 4 people have not submitted their Chinese household registration information and 7 people have been expelled (Chinese nationality) for less than 10 years.

Liang Wenjie explained at the Mainland Affairs Council's regular press conference today that the Central Election Commission originally said that 26 former Chinese nationals had registered to run for office. After subsequent confirmation, one of them was mistakenly posted and was actually Taiwanese. The number of former Chinese nationals registered to run for this year's local civil servant election should be 25.

Liang Wenjie said that after preliminary verification by the Mainland Affairs Council, 4 of the 25 former Chinese nationals had failed to pay and lost their Chinese household registration information, and 7 had paid the information but had been deregistered less than 10 years ago. The authority to review the qualifications for the election rests with the election authorities at all levels. The final result is subject to the announcement of the election authority and should be completed before October 17.

The nine-in-one general election is approaching at the end of the year. In view of the fact that former People's Party central legislator Lee Jung-soo previously caused controversy because she did not give up her Chinese citizenship. The Central Election Commission said in July that if people from mainland China apply to register as candidates, each county or city election committee will ask the household registration office to assist in checking whether the candidate has submitted a certificate of loss of place of origin. It must be 10 years after the certificate of loss of residence in mainland China has been submitted to the competent authority before he can be registered as a candidate for public office.