Legislative system of China
The People's Congress System (Chinese: 人民代表大会制度; pinyin: Rénmín Dàibiǎo Dàhuì Zhìdù) is officially the legislative system of China.[1]
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The People's Congress System was set out in the Electoral Law of 1953 and has been subsequently revised.[2] Currently, there are five levels of people's congresses.[2] From more to less local, they are: (1) people's congresses in villages, minority nationality townships, and towns; (2) people's congresses of cities that are not sub-divided, municipal districts, counties, and autonomous counties; (3) people's congresses in sub-districts of larger cities and in autonomous prefectures; (4) people's congresses in provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly administered by China's central government; and (5) the National People's Congress.[2] Direct elections occur at the two most local levels, while the members at the higher levels are indirectly elected, i.e., elected by those elected in the lower levels.[2] The National People's Congress is officially China's highest organ of state power, with the Standing Committee being its permanent body.[3] However, nominations at all levels are controlled by the CCP, and the CCP's supreme position is enshrined in the state constitution, meaning that the elections have little way of influencing politics.[4][5] Additionally, elections are not pluralistic as no opposition is allowed.[4]
References
- "The National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China". www.npc.gov.cn. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
- Boer, Roland (2021). Socialism with Chinese characteristics : a guide for foreigners. Singapore. p. 193. ISBN 978-981-16-1622-8. OCLC 1249470522.
- "Constitution". en.npc.gov.cn.cdurl.cn. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
- "Democracy". Decoding China. Heidelberg University. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
- Truex, Rory (2016-10-28). Making Autocracy Work. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-107-17243-2.