Chinese Parliament endorses President Xi Jinping’s leadership for rare 3rd five-year term
The Hindu
Xi Jinping becomes the first Chinese leader after the party founder Mao Zedong to continue in power beyond the two five-year terms.
China's Parliament on Friday, March 10, 2023, unanimously endorsed an unprecedented third five-year term for President Xi Jinping.
Mr. Xi, 69, was re-elected by the once-in-a-five-year Congress of the ruling Communist Party of China (CPC) as its leader in October last year, becoming the first Chinese leader after the party founder Mao Zedong to continue in power beyond the two five-year terms.
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China’s legislature, the National People’s Congress (NPC) often described as the rubber stamp Parliament, for its mechanical and routine endorsement of the decisions of the CPC on Friday voted on the expected lines ratifying Xi’s third term.
Xi is widely expected to continue in power for life.
He has already been elected as the General Secretary of the CPC during its last October Congress, which also elected a new leadership for all its top policy bodies.
This year’s annual session of the NPC is regarded significant as it heralds a once-in-a-ten-year change of leadership of the Chinese government, including the Premier who presides over the State Council, the central Cabinet.