Xi Jinping votes in the Beijing local people's representative election... “Practice People’s Democracy”

Chinese President Xi Jinping voted in the local people's congress representative election held in Beijing on the 6th.

According to China's official Xinhua News Agency, an election was held in Beijing on this day to elect representatives to the People's Congress at two levels: district and township/town.

President Xi visited the Huairentang polling station in the Zhongnanhai constituency of Beijing's Xicheng District this afternoon.

Xinhua News Agency reported that President Xi, who received an election-related explanation, submitted an election certificate to an employee, and received a ballot paper, filled out the ballot paper at the polling booth and put it in the ballot box.

Before voting, he emphasized, "Electing a representative to the People's Congress is the basis for maintaining, improving, and operating the People's Congress system and is an important task in the country's political life. We must practice people's democracy throughout the entire process, adhere to the leadership of the Party, and handle matters strictly according to the law."

He also added, "We must strengthen supervision of the entire election process to ensure that the direction of election work is correct and the atmosphere is clear and upright, and that representatives who satisfy the people are elected."

The remaining six members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China also voted separately on this day.

Premier Li Qiang of the State Council and Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang voted at the Zigwangge polling station in the Wenjinjie constituency of Xicheng District, while Zhao Leji, chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, voted at the Great Hall of the People polling station in the Zhongnanhai constituency.

Wang Huning, chairman of the National People's Political Consultative Conference, and Cai Qi, secretary of the Central Secretariat, voted at the same Huairentang polling station as President Xi, and Li Si, secretary of the Central Discipline Inspection Commission, visited the polling place of the Central Discipline Inspection Commission and State Supervision Commission organs in Taijichang constituency of Dongcheng District.

Xinhua News Agency added that Vice President Han Jeong and former President Hu Jintao voted by proxy at the Huairentang polling station through their employees.

The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs previously announced that Vice President Han plans to attend the Antalya Summit of the 31st Conference of the Parties (COP31) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP31) held in Turkye from the 6th to the 12th as a special representative of President Xi and visit Georgia.

Xinhua News Agency did not mention why former President Hu did not vote in person.