The pro democracy parties in hong kong are on course for an overwhelming landslide victory in local elections. Latest estimates based on votes counted suggest the pro democracy camps have won seven seats for every one held by parties backing the government. These are only local District Council elections, but this is a huge vote of support for the protest movement after almost six months of often violent demonstrations that have brought the city to a standstill. The bbcs shara njit leyl is in hong kong. Counting is still going on in these local elections, but more than half of the vote has been counted and it does indeed show an overwhelming victory, really a landslide, for the pro democracy camps here in hong kong. We know that certainly over 70 of hong kongers have spoken, and they have chosen are pro democracy candidates, sweeping aside the pro establishment camp, who were in power previously in these District Councils. We know they are only local elections, really the lowest rung o
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