KABUL (BNA) Xi Jinping was elected president of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC) of the PRC at the ongoing first session of the 14th National People’s Congress (NPC) on Friday morning.
The third meeting of the first session of the 14th NPC was held at the Great Hall of the People at 9 a.m.
2,952 out of 2,977 deputies were present at the meeting with 25 absent, which made a quorum.
The meeting approved by vote the decision of the first session of the 14th NPC on the plan to reform the State Council’s institutions of that country.
As required at the meeting, the State Council shall adhere to the centralized and unified leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, and by elaborate arrangements and meticulous organization, ensure the accomplishment of the tasks of reforming its institutions.
Subsequently, deputies began to fill in the ballots. There was a private office for filling in ballots in the back area of the venue.
The staff announced the ballot count results.
The results showed that in both the elections of the president of the PRC and chairman of the PRC CMC, Xi Jinping had all 2,952 votes in favor of him, according to reports by state TV of China.
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