Xi casts ballot in Beijing's local legislative election

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Xi, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, voted at the Huairentang polling station in…

President Xi Jinping emphasized the need to practice whole-process people's democracy and ensure the election of deputies who meet the people's expectations, as he cast his ballot in a local people's congress election in Beijing on Friday.

Xi, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, voted at the Huairentang polling station in the Zhongnanhai electoral district in Beijing's Xicheng district to elect deputies to the Xicheng district people's congress.

He underscored that electing people's congress deputies is the foundation for upholding, improving and effectively operating the people's congress system, and a major event in the country's political life.

Xi called for practicing whole-process people's democracy, upholding Party leadership, giving full play to democracy and acting in strict accordance with…

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