China approves plan to abolish presidential term limits, clearing way for Xi to stay on
Source: The Washington Post
By Emily Rauhala March 11 at 5:43 AM
BEIJING Chinas National Peoples Congress on Sunday voted in favor of a plan to abolish presidential term limits, making it possible for President Xi Jinping to stay in power indefinitely and cementing a dramatic shift in Chinese politics.
At Beijings Great Hall of the People on the western edge of Tiananmen Square, 2,964 delegates to cast their votes, with 2,958 voting in favor of the constitutional amendment, two against, three abstentions and one invalid vote.
The vote, which was largely symbolic, came two weeks after Communist Party-controlled media announced the proposal. It included other changes designed to put Xi and the party at the very heart of Chinese life.
It is the strongest evidence yet that Xi plans to rule beyond the end of this second term, in 2023, and may take China back to the era of one-man rule.
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durablend
(7,463 posts)Iliyah
(25,111 posts)Dictatorship and China usually goes hand in hand.
JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,362 posts)... but they couldn't be found.
(just kidding, I'm sure they are fine, wherever they are)
PSPS
(13,609 posts)The real power in China lies within the position of leader (General Secretary) of the communist party which has never had any term limits. (Xi currently holds that position too.)