Thursday, June 9, 2011

China rejects "independent candidate" amid local legislature elections - CPC News

"Independent" candidates are going nowhere in China, the Communist Party has made clear.
China rejects "independent candidate" amid local legislature elections - CPC News: "China said Wednesday that there is no such a thing as an 'independent candidate,' as it's not recognized by law, amid ongoing elections starting this year of lawmakers at the county and township legislatures.

The Electoral Law stipulates that candidates for lawmakers at the county- and township- levels should be first nominated as 'deputy candidate' and then confirmed as 'official deputy candidate' in due legal procedures, said an official of the National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislature.

The official, head of the Commission for Legislative Affairs of the NPC Standing Committee, made the remarks when asked about campaign announcements by 'independent candidates' to run for deputies to the grassroots people's congresses. These announcements were made on the web over the past few weeks."

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