First Observation｜The General Secretary cast a solemn vote and took the lead in practicing democracy

November 6 is the voting day for the general election of deputies to the People's Congress at the urban and township levels in Beijing. General Secretary Xi Jinping participated in the election of district people's congress representatives at the Huairentang polling station in Zhongnanhai constituency, Xicheng District.

In the afternoon of the same day, General Secretary Xi Jinping came to the polling station, carefully listened to the explanation of the election matters, handed the voter's ID card to the staff for verification, received a ballot, carefully filled in the ballot at the ballot writing office, walked to the ballot box and solemnly cast his vote.

Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping has practiced the people's right to vote in every county and township level people's congress election, which fully reflects the great importance he attaches to the election of people's congress deputies and his firm maintenance of the people's congress system.

When General Secretary Xi Jinping participated in the voting this time, he emphasized: "The election of deputies to the National People's Congress is the basis for upholding, improving, and operating the People's Congress system, and is a major event in the country's political life."

The people elect their own representatives through democratic elections and form people's congresses at all levels to exercise state power on behalf of the people. This is an important manifestation of the people being the masters of the country and an important way to always hold the future and destiny of the country and the nation in the hands of the people.

Deputies to the National People's Congress are the bridge between the party and the country and the people. Among the five-level people’s congress deputies in our country, the county and township people’s congress deputies account for the vast majority. At present, a new round of general elections for county and township people's congresses is proceeding in an orderly manner. More than 1 billion voters will directly elect more than 2.6 million deputies to county and township people's congresses.

Each vote carries the people's trust. From national leaders to grassroots people, the breadth, importance, and authenticity of the election were fully demonstrated.

When participating in the 2016 Beijing Municipal People's Congress election, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that the election work must adhere to the party's leadership, insist on promoting democracy, strictly act in accordance with the law, and protect the people's right to vote and be elected; when voting in 2021, he pointed out that democratic elections and democratic associations must be We should integrate all aspects of consultation, democratic decision-making, democratic management, and democratic supervision to continuously develop the whole-process people's democracy to better ensure that the people are the masters of the country. When participating in the voting this year, it was further pointed out that "we must practice the whole-process people's democracy, adhere to the leadership of the party, fully promote democracy, and strictly act in accordance with the law."

Every time he goes to the polls, the General Secretary calls for strengthening the supervision of the election work. This time, he emphasized that supervision of the entire election process should be strengthened to ensure that the election work is in the right direction, clean and honest, and to ensure the election of representatives that the people are satisfied with.

People's democracy is the life of socialism and a glorious banner that the Communist Party of China has always held high.

Entering the new era, General Secretary Xi Jinping has creatively put forward the major concept of people's democracy throughout the process, promoting the development of people's democracy to be broader, more complete, and more complete, and socialist democratic politics is full of vitality.

In 2021, the first working conference of the Central People's Congress in the history of the Party was held. General Secretary Xi Jinping gave a systematic and incisive explanation of the whole process of people's democracy;

In 2024, General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out at the meeting to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the National People's Congress, "We put forward the major concept of people's democracy throughout the process and emphasized that the People's Congress system is an important institutional carrier for the realization of people's democracy throughout the process in our country";

In 2026, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized at the conference celebrating the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China that “we must practice people-centered development thinking and develop people’s democracy throughout the process”;

Theory keeps pace with the times, and practice continues to develop. The whole process of people's democracy is a vivid practice and the only way for the people to be the masters of the country.

As General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: "We must continue to promote the construction of people's democracy throughout the process, and make the people the masters of the country concretely and realistically reflected in the policies and measures of the party's governance, concretely and realistically reflected in the work of the party and state agencies at all levels, and concretely and realistically reflected in the work of realizing the people's yearning for a better life."

On the new journey, the whole process of people's democracy effectively guarantees the steady and long-term progress of Chinese-style modernization.

"Use the system to ensure that the people are the masters of the country" and "ensure that the party and the country can hear the voices of the people in all aspects of decision-making, implementation, and supervision." Following the important guidance of General Secretary Xi Jinping, adhering to and developing people's democracy throughout the process will surely bring together and inspire the great power of all people, continuously promote national development, promote social progress, and realize people's happiness.