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Elections in the People's Republic of China Wikipedia

Politics of the People's Republic of China
Elections in the People's Republic of China take two forms: elections for selected local government positions in selected rural villages, and elections by Communist Party "people's congresses" for the national legislature: the National People's Congress (Quanguo Renmin Daibiao Dahui). The NPC has 2,979 members, elected for five year terms. Deputies are elected (over a three month period) by the people's congresses of the country's 23 provinces, five autonomous regions and the four municipalities directly under the Central Government, the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau and the armed forces. The size of each college of delegates is related to the number of electors in the constituency. 36 deputies are elected in Hong Kong. Candidates need the approval of the Communist Party of China. The People's Republic of China is a single-party state, where the Communist Party is the only political party allowed to hold effective power. Although minor parties are allowed, they are legally required to accept the leadership of the dominant party. No parties other than the Communist Party and the eight so-called 'democratic' parties - all members of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference - were allowed at the last elections, which took place from October 2002 to March 2003.

Last Modified:   2005-11-04