Hong Kong’s biggest pro-democracy party votes to disband after more than 30 years of activism


The Democratic Party, founded in 1994, was a moderate opposition party that pushed for universal suffrage in electing the city’s leader for decades. Prominent party members include Martin Lee, nicknamed the city’s “father of democracy,” Ho, former leader of the group that organized Tiananmen vigils, and journalist-turned-activist Emily Lau.



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