By Chris Yeung
To run or not to run. This is the question the pan-democratic/anti-establishment camp appears to have started revisiting as questions are raised on the wisdom of not to field a candidate in the 2017 chief executive election.
The Hong Kong 01, an online media which also publishes a weekly newspaper, reported that the Civic Party might consider fielding a candidate to vie for the top post following a re-assessment of the latest political developments.
Major pan-democrat political parties including the Democratic Party and the Civic Party have earlier reached a broad consensus that they would not contest the election. Instead, they want to play the role of king-maker.
Confident of grabbing a total of 250 to 300 votes in the 1,200-member Election Committee, they believe that could enable them to make a difference in the election results if they cast their votes wisely..
The Hong Kong 01 report said the Civic Party now thinks differently.
