Alliance for True Democracy

The Alliance for True Democracy was a coalition of the pan-democrats to fight for full universal suffrage in Hong Kong.

[1] It was composed of 27 Legislative Council members from 12 pan-democratic groups including: During the 2014 Hong Kong electoral reform consultation, the Alliance for True Democracy released its "Chief Executive Election Plan" in January 2014 with the support of all 27 pro-democratic Legislative Council members for the 2017 Chief Executive election.

Civil nomination demands a candidate to secure the signed endorsement of 1% of the registered voters; political party nomination requires a political party receiving 5% or more of the total valid votes in the last Legislative Council direct election.

The nominating committee shall not refuse to endorse any civil and political party nominees who meet the legal requirements, such as not less than 40 years old, has no right of abode in any foreign country; political conditions such as “love China, love Hong Kong” and “no confrontations with Beijing” are not acceptable.

The Alliance also demands the abolition of the existing stipulation which disallows the chief executive belonging to a political party membership.