Xi Jinping is elected president of the People’s Republic of China and the Central Military Commission during the 14th National People’s Congress in Beijing on March 10.        --Photo Xinhua

Xi Jinping unanimously elected Chinese president, PRC CMC chairman

Beijing, China: 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.
Zhao Leji was elected chairman of the 14th NPC Standing Committee and Han Zheng was elected vice president of the PRC.
The third meeting of the first session of the 14th NPC was held at the Great Hall of the People.
A total 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.
As required at the meeting, the State Council shall adhere to the centralised and unified leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, and by elaborate arrangements and meticulous organisation, ensure the accomplishment of the tasks to reform its institutions.
Methods for election and decision on appointments for the first session of the 14th NPC were adopted by vote at the meeting.
Comrade Zhao Leji was elected chairman of the 14th NPC Standing Committee, while Han Zheng was elected vice president of the People’s Republic of China.
Li Hongzhong, Wang Dongming, Xiao Jie, Zheng Jianbang, Ding Zhongli, Hao Mingjin, Cai Dafeng, He Wei, Wu Weihua, Tie Ning, Peng Qinghua, Zhang Qingwei, Losang Jamcan, and Shohrat Zakir were elected vice chairpersons of the Standing Committee of the 14th NPC.
Liu Qi was elected secretary-general of the 14th NPC Standing Committee, while 14 people were elected vice chairpersons of the Standing Committee of the 14th NPC.
In accordance with the organisational procedures of the presidium of the first session of the 14th NPC on the constitutional oath, the oath-taking ceremony was held after the agenda of the meeting was completed.
President Xi said “I pledge my allegiance to the Constitution of the PRC to safeguard the Constitution’s authority, and fulfill my legal obligations, be loyal to the country and the people, be committed and honest in my duty, accept the people’s supervision, and work for a great modern socialist country that is prosperous, strong, democratic, culturally advanced, harmonious, and beautiful.”
Zhao Leji, newly elected chairman of the Standing Committee of the 14th NPC, and Han Zheng, newly elected vice president of the PRC each pledged allegiance to the Constitution.
All newly elected vice chairpersons and the secretary-general of the Standing Committee of the 14th NPC pledged allegiance to the Constitution together.

By Times Reporters
 (Latest Update March 13, 2023)