China's parliament re-elects Xi Jinping as president

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News ID: 20713
Asia » Asia
Publish Date: 18:36 - 17 March 2018
TEHRAN, March 17 - China's largely rubber-stamp parliament on Saturday unanimously re-elected Xi Jinping as the country's president.

China's parliament re-elects Xi Jinping as presidentTEHRAN,Young Journalists Club (YJC) - The vote was witnessed by journalists inside central Beijing's Great Hall of the People.

The legislature is packed with delegates loyal to the ruling Communist Party meaning Xi's re-election was never in doubt. On Sunday parliament voted to amend the constitution to remove presidential term limits, meaning Xi can stay indefinitely.

Source: Reuters

 

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