Macau Government

What is the capital of Macau?

Country Name	Macau
Full Country Name	Macau Special Administrative Region
Local - Long	Aomen Tebie Xingzhengqu (Chinese)/ Regiao Administrativa Especial de Macau (Portuguese)
Local - Short	Aomen (Chinese)/ Macau (Portuguese)
Etymology- history of name	name is thought to derive from the A-Ma Temple - built in 1488 and dedicated to Mazu, the goddess of seafarers and fishermen - which is referred to locally as "Maa Gok" - and in Portuguese became "Macau"; the Chinese name Aomen means "inlet gates"
Government Type	executive-led limited democracy; a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China
Capital Name	Macau
Independence	none (special administrative region of China)
National Holiday	National Day (anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China), 1 October (1949); note - 20 December (1999) is celebrated as Macau Special Administrative Region Establishment Day
Constitution	history: previous 1976 (Organic Statute of Macau, under Portuguese authority); latest adopted 31 March 1993, effective 20 December 1999 (Basic Law of the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China serves as Macau's constitution) amendments: proposed by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC), the People’s Republic of China State Council, and the Macau Special Administrative Region; submittal of proposals to the NPC requires two-thirds majority vote by the Legislative Assembly of Macau, approval by two thirds of Macau's deputies to the NPC, and consent of the Macau chief executive; final passage requires approval by the NPC; amended 2005, 2012
Dependency Status	special administrative region of the People's Republic of China

Macau Capital City Map

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Macau Government and Politics

Who is the president of Macau?

Executive Branch:	chief of state: President of China XI Jinping (since 14 March 2013) head of government: Chief Executive HO lat Seng (since 20 December 2019) cabinet: Executive Council appointed by the chief executive elections/appointments: president indirectly elected by National People's Congress for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 10 March 2023 (next to be held in March 2028); chief executive chosen by a 400-member Election Committee for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 24 August 2019 (next to be held in 2024) election results: 2019: HO lat Seng (unopposed; received 392 out of 400 votes) 2014: Fernando CHUI Sai (unopposed; received 380 of 396 votes)
Citizenship Criteria:	see China
Legal System:	civil law system based on the Portuguese model
Suffrage:	18 years of age in direct elections for some legislative positions, universal for permanent residents living in Macau for the past 7 years; note - indirect elections are limited to organizations registered as "corporate voters" and an election committee for the chief executive drawn from broad regional groupings, municipal organizations, central government bodies, and elected Macau officials
Legislative Branch:	description: unicameral Legislative Assembly or Regiao Administrativa Especial de Macau (33 seats; 14 members directly elected by proportional representation vote, 12 indirectly elected by an electoral college of professional and commercial interest groups, and 7 appointed by the chief executive; members serve 4-year terms) elections: last held on 12 September 2021 (next to be held in September 2025) election results: percent of vote - ACUM 20.1%, UPD 18%, NE 13.8%, UMG 12.7%, UPP 11.4%, ABL 10.8%, PS 6.6%, other 6.6%; seats by political group - ACUM 3, UPD 2, UMG 2, UPP 2, ABL 2, NE 2, PS 1; composition NA
Judicial Branch:	highest court(s): Court of Final Appeal of Macau Special Administrative Region (consists of the court president and 2 associate justices) judge selection and term of office: justices appointed by the Macau chief executive upon the recommendation of an independent commission of judges, lawyers, and "eminent" persons; judge tenure NA subordinate courts: Court of Second Instance; Court of First instance; Lower Court; Administrative Court
Regions or States:	none (special administrative region of the People's Republic of China)
Political Parties and Leaders:	Alliance for a Happy Home or ABL [WONG Kit-cheng] Association of Synergy of Macau ("Synergy Power" or Poder da Singeria) or PS [Vitor VAI] Macau-Guangdong Union or UGM [MAK Soi-kun] New Hope or NE [José Maria Pereira COUTINHO] Union for Development or UPD [HO Sut Heng] Union for Promoting Progress or UPP or UNIPRO [HO Ion-sang] United Citizens Association of Macau or ACUM [CHAN Meng-kam] Women's General Association of Macau or AGMM [HO Teng-iat] note: there is no political party ordinance, so there are no registered political parties; politically active groups register as societies or companies
International Organization Participation:	ICC (national committees), IHO, IMF, IMO (associate), Interpol (subbureau), ISO (correspondent), UNESCO (associate), UNWTO (associate), UPU, WCO, WMO, WTO
Diplomatic Representation in the US:	none (Special Administrative Region of China)
Diplomatic Representation from US:	embassy: the US has no offices in Macau; US Consulate General in Hong Kong is accredited to Macau

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