President Xi Jinping votes in local body election as China showcases its brand of democracy
Chinese President Xi Jinping, in a rare spin, cast his ballot at a polling station then to handpick deputies to a original people’s congress as the ruling Communist Party in recent months stressed its own brand of republic, saying no country held a “ patent” for a popular political system Xi, 68, cast his vote at a polling station in Huairentang, Zhongnanhai electoral quarter in Xicheng District of Beijing on Friday to handpick deputies to the Xicheng District People’s Congress He stressed developing whole- process people’s republic and strengthening electoral supervision, state- run Xinhua news agency reported.
Noting that the election of deputies to people’s congresses is an important incarnation of the handling of the country by the people, Xi, also the General Secretary of the ruling C...