Beijing sources reported that China's legislative body, the National People's Congress (NPC), unanimously approved extending Xi Jinping’s term to a second mandate after a plenary session vote at the Great Hall of the People here. As per report the vote means Xi will remain in power as the country's president until 2023, having taken office in 2013.
Accordingly Xi, 64, who thanks to a constitutional reform approved earlier this week by the NPC will be eligible to rule beyond 2023, was re-appointed with 2,970 votes in favor, with none against and no abstentions. Moreover he was also re-elected as the president of the Central Military Commission, meaning he will retain the three most powerful positions in the country.
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Saturday's plenary session also saw the approval of a wide ranging series of
reforms of the country's government, which will feature restructuring and
changes to 11 ministries. Moreover it includes the establishment of a ministry
responsible for the affairs of People's Liberation Army veterans, as well as
the creation of a natural disaster management and emergency response agency.
