Published on: 2026-11-09
Source: People’s Republic of China — Translation
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Beijing, November 6 /Xinhua/ — Chinese President Xi Jinping voted on Friday at one of the polling stations in Beijing in the elections for deputies of the district People’s Congress /NPC/.
Xi Jinping, who is also the General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, voted at the Huaizhentan polling station of the Zhongnanhai electoral district in the election of deputies to the Beijing Xicheng District People’s Congress.
The Chairman of the PRC called for continuing to implement people’s democracy throughout the entire process, firmly adhering to the party’s leadership and strengthening oversight over the entire electoral process to ensure that the elected deputies live up to the people’s expectations.
On Friday at around 3:30 PM, Xi Jinping arrived at the polling station, showed his voter ID to the staff, and received a ballot. After filling out the ballot, he dropped it into the ballot box.
Noting that the election of SNP deputies is the foundation for supporting, improving, and functioning the system of people’s representative assemblies, Xi Jinping emphasized the need to comprehensively develop democracy, act strictly in accordance with the law, and ensure honest and transparent election processes.
On Friday afternoon, other high-ranking Chinese leaders also cast their votes. Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang, and Li Xi participated in the voting in person, while Han Zheng authorized a designated worker to vote on his behalf.
Former Chinese leader Hu Jintao also instructed an authorized person to vote on his behalf.
On November 6, residents of Beijing voted at 13,054 polling stations in the capital to elect 4,898 district-level People’s Congress deputies and 11,137 township-level People’s Congress deputies. –0–
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