Xi Jinping moves a step closer to third term as Communist Party boss

In a procedural move, Xi nominated by Guangxi as delegate to the national congress later this year

Party also names new provincial party secretaries for Hebei and Sichuan

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In a procedural move, Chinese President Xi Jinping has been named as a delegate to this year’s Communist Party national congress. Photo: Xinhua

Published: 7:00am, 23 Apr 2022Updated: 2:53pm, 23 Apr 2022

Chinese President Xi Jinping was elected a delegate to the Communist Party’s national congress on Friday, a procedural move that is likely to lead to him securing an unprecedented third term as the party’s boss.

Xi’s election as a congress delegate was confirmed by a unanimous vote at the party’s congress in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, state news agency Xinhua reported.

“Xi was nominated by the Communist Party Central Committee as a candidate for delegate to the 20th national congress, scheduled to be held in the second half of 2022,” Xinhua reported.

“The announcement of Xi’s unanimous election won a burst of sustained and warm applause at the regional congress on Friday morning.”

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At the congress, a meeting held every five years for the party elite, the delegates will vote on the Central Committee, the party’s top policymaking body.

Xi Jinping moves a step closer to third term as Communist Party boss

In a procedural move, Xi nominated by Guangxi as delegate to the national congress later this year Party also names new provincial party secretaries for Hebei and Sichuan

In a procedural move, Xi nominated by Guangxi as delegate to the national congress later this year

Party also names new provincial party secretaries for Hebei and Sichuan