How many Yizkor candles should one light? One for each parent, or a single candle suffices?

Your perogative. See below for the two opinions.

Both parents deceased:[1] One is to light a Yizkar candle for his deceased father and mother. [This implies that one is to light a single candle on behalf of both parents.[2] Some Poskim[3], however, rule that if both one’s father and mother are deceased, one is to light two candles in their memory.]

[1] See Admur 610:5; Rama 610:4

[2] Elya Raba 610:4

[3] Elya Raba 610:4; Bigdei Yesha; Kaf Hachaim 610:28; Nitei Gavriel 75:12

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