Hong Kong democrats seek to recapture lost ground in key by-elections

By James Pomfret HONG KONG (Reuters) - Polling kicked off across Hong Kong in crucial by-elections on Sunday, with opposition democrats urging the city's 2.1 million eligible voters to cast "protest" ballots against perceived meddling from China's Communist Party rulers. The by-elections will fill four legislative council seats once held by pro-democracy lawmakers who were ousted from public office after authorities deemed they'd failed to take valid oaths of office. Sunday's polls also coincided with a vote in Beijing's parliament which is expected to remove the Chinese president's term limits, setting the stage for President Xi Jinping to stay in office indefinitely.

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