Legislators in Hong Kong have rejected a controversial Beijing-backed election reform package after a session of impassioned and fiery debate.
Pro-government lawmakers walked out of the council chamber moments before the vote was to take place.
The reforms would have given China the right to vet candidates in the election of the territory's leader.
The divisive plan sparked mass protests with pro-democracy activists labelling it "fake democracy".
After the pro-China legislators walked out of the chamber, the 37 lawmakers left voted and the motion was rejected with 28 opposing it and eight supporting it. It needed at least 47 votes to pass.
It means Hong Kong's next chief executive will be selected, as before, by a 1,200-member committee, that is currently stacked with Beijing loyalists.
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