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China will scrap limit on presidential term, meaning Xi Jinping can stay on
PUBLISHED : Sunday, 25 February, 2018, 4:19pm
UPDATED : Sunday, 25 February, 2018, 5:58pm
CHINA
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22 Feb 2018
China will remove the constitutional restriction for the maximum number of terms the president and vice-president can serve, Xinhua reported on Sunday, paving the way for President Xi Jinping to stay on beyond 2023.
In a brief report, the official news agency said the Communist Party had proposed to remove the expression that the president and vice-president “shall serve no more than two consecutive terms” from the country’s constitution.
The announcement follows a Politburo meeting on Saturday and comes ahead of Monday’s three-day Central Committee plenum to discuss personnel and other proposed institutional changes to be tabled at the upcoming annual parliamentary gathering in Beijing.
Minutes after the announcement, Xinhua reported that the party proposed to write Xi’s political theory – Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era – into the constitution. It also planned to list the new super anti-graft body, the National Supervisory Commission, as a new state agency in the constitution.
While the party has proposed to remove the presidential term limit, one sentence will be added to the constitution to highlight the importance of its leadership, Xinhua reported.
“The leadership of the Communist Party of China is the defining feature of socialism with Chinese characteristics,” the new paragraph reads.
A clause could also be added on China “working to build a community with a shared future for humanity”, and one saying it will “adhere to a peaceful development path and a mutually beneficial and open strategy”.
There was intense speculation in the lead-up to the party’s five-yearly congress in October over whether Xi would continue to lead the party beyond two terms, with some questioning whether his ambitious plans could be achieved within 10 years.
Meanwhile, at a study session attended by the 25 members of the Politburo on Saturday, Xi talked about the “important role” of the constitution, according to Xinhua.
“No organisation or individual has the power to overstep the constitution or the law,” Xinhua quoted Xi as saying.
PUBLISHED : Sunday, 25 February, 2018, 4:19pm
UPDATED : Sunday, 25 February, 2018, 5:58pm
CHINA
Xi picks top problem solvers to head China’s economic portfolios
22 Feb 2018
China will remove the constitutional restriction for the maximum number of terms the president and vice-president can serve, Xinhua reported on Sunday, paving the way for President Xi Jinping to stay on beyond 2023.
In a brief report, the official news agency said the Communist Party had proposed to remove the expression that the president and vice-president “shall serve no more than two consecutive terms” from the country’s constitution.
The announcement follows a Politburo meeting on Saturday and comes ahead of Monday’s three-day Central Committee plenum to discuss personnel and other proposed institutional changes to be tabled at the upcoming annual parliamentary gathering in Beijing.
Minutes after the announcement, Xinhua reported that the party proposed to write Xi’s political theory – Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era – into the constitution. It also planned to list the new super anti-graft body, the National Supervisory Commission, as a new state agency in the constitution.
While the party has proposed to remove the presidential term limit, one sentence will be added to the constitution to highlight the importance of its leadership, Xinhua reported.
“The leadership of the Communist Party of China is the defining feature of socialism with Chinese characteristics,” the new paragraph reads.
A clause could also be added on China “working to build a community with a shared future for humanity”, and one saying it will “adhere to a peaceful development path and a mutually beneficial and open strategy”.
There was intense speculation in the lead-up to the party’s five-yearly congress in October over whether Xi would continue to lead the party beyond two terms, with some questioning whether his ambitious plans could be achieved within 10 years.
Meanwhile, at a study session attended by the 25 members of the Politburo on Saturday, Xi talked about the “important role” of the constitution, according to Xinhua.
“No organisation or individual has the power to overstep the constitution or the law,” Xinhua quoted Xi as saying.
