Chinese President Xi Jinping has been re-elected this Sunday for the third term as leader of the Communist Party of China (PCC). The vote took place during the first plenary session of the Central Committee, renewed the day before and considered one of the key organs in the hierarchy of power in the country.
This assembly is considered historic, since Xi Jinping has been re-elected for the third time as head of the party and, at the same time, as leader of the country.
Born on June 15, 1953, Xi Jinping is simultaneously President of the People’s Republic of China, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee and Chairman of the Central Military Commission.
Xi has held the position of general secretary of the Central Committee since November 2012, while as Chinese president he was first elected in March 2013, initially for a five-year term. However, the Asian giant’s parliament later voted to abolish presidential term limits, allowing Xi Jinping to hold power indefinitely.
Permanent Committee of the Politburo
this sunday too has been made known who will be part of the renewed Politburo Standing Committee.
Son:
- Li Qiangparty leader in the city of Shanghai.
- Zhao Lejisecretary of the Central Commission for Disciplinary Inspection.
- Wang Huningpresident of the Central Commission for the Spiritual Construction of Civilization.
- Cai Qiparty secretary in the city of Beijing.
- Ding XuexiangSecretary of the General Office of the party.
- Li Xiparty leader in Guangzhou province.
The XX National Congress of the PCC
Xi Jinping’s re-election comes a day after the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China concluded. The event evaluated the social and economic development of the country in the last five years and established the objectives for the next five years. It also served to elect the members of the party’s Central Committee and the Central Commission for Disciplinary Inspection, the body responsible for fighting corruption in the party’s ranks.
On the last day of the congress, amendments to the PCC Constitution were also approved. The changes affirmed Xi’s “key position” on the party’s Central Committee, adding that all members must “gain a deep understanding” of his role.
The amendments refer to the ideology that governs the country’s political system, which is “the Marxism of contemporary China and the 21st century,” which “embodies the best Chinese culture and the spirit of this age.”
