Chinese parliament re-elects Xi Jinping and appoints other leaders

Beijing, Mar 10 (Prensa Latina) The National People's Congress (Parliament) of China unanimously re-elected President Xi Jinping for another term and also appointed its new leaders and other senior State officials.

March 10, 2023
08:44

The almost three thousand deputies present at the annual session of the Congress ratified Xi Jinping at the head of the Central Military Commission.

Xi has served in those two posts for 10 years and has also been the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) since 2012.

Han Zheng was elected Vice President, while Zhao Leji was appointed chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, along with another 14 vice presidents of the Committee.

After the voting, the President and the other officials swore loyalty to the Chinese constitution.

The new Prime Minister will also be appointed this weekend from among a number of members of CCP Politburo Standing Committee.

Since last weekend, the session in the National Assembly has been running parallel to that of the National People’s Congress to define China’s short- and mid-term socioeconomic course.

Both bodies are also examining initiatives to solve different problems, such as the challenges resulting from low birth rates and population aging.

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