Xi Jinping participated in the voting in the general election of Beijing Municipal People’s Congress deputies

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, November 6th November 6th is the voting day for the general election of deputies to the People's Congress at the urban and township levels in Beijing. When Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the State, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, participated in the election of district People’s Congress deputies at the Huairentang Polling Station in Zhongnanhai District, Xicheng District, he emphasized that the election of People’s Congress deputies is the basis for upholding, improving, and operating the People’s Congress system, and is a major event in the country’s political life. It is necessary to practice people's democracy throughout the process, adhere to the party's leadership, fully promote democracy, strictly act in accordance with the law, strengthen supervision of the entire election process, ensure that the election work is in the right direction, clean and honest, and ensure the election of representatives that the people are satisfied with.

At the Huairentang polling station, the five-star red flag was bright and eye-catching, and the red ballot box inlaid with the national emblem was placed in the center. The voting work was standardized and orderly, and the atmosphere at the scene was solemn and warm.

At around 3:30 p.m., Xi Jinping arrived at the Huairentang polling station, listened carefully to the explanation of election matters, handed his voter ID to the staff for verification, received a ballot, carefully filled in the ballot at the writing desk, and walked to the ballot box to cast his vote solemnly.

In the afternoon of the same day, Li Qiang voted at the Ziguangge Polling Station in the Wenjin Street Constituency of Xicheng District, Zhao Leji voted at the Great Hall of the People Polling Station in the Zhongnanhai Constituency of Xicheng District, and Wang Huning voted at the Huairentang Polling Station in the Zhongnanhai Constituency. Cai Qi voted at the Huairentang polling station in the Zhongnanhai constituency, Ding Xuexiang voted at the Ziguangge polling station in the Wenjin Street constituency, and Li Xi voted at the polling station of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission in the Taijichang constituency, Dongcheng District. Han Zheng entrusted staff to vote at the Huairentang polling station in the Zhongnanhai constituency.

Hu Jintao entrusted staff to vote at the Huairentang polling station in Zhongnanhai constituency.

Relevant leading comrades from the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, the State Council, the Supreme People's Court, the Supreme People's Procuratorate, the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and the Central Military Commission, as well as comrades who have retired from leadership positions, vote in their respective constituencies or entrust others to vote.

On the 6th, a total of 13,054 polling stations were set up in Beijing. Through differential elections, 4,898 new district people's congress deputies and 11,137 township people's congress deputies will be elected.