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Delegates of the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China have started arriving in Beijing for the process that will result in a selection their new leader. In a surprising and unprecedented development, outgoing President Hu Jintao is proposing that Congress selects new members of its Politburo – the communist party’s executive committee – via an election. A source tells Reuters, “Hu wants intra-party democracy to be one of his legacies.” The vote is said to boost the legitimacy of the communist party in the eyes of the public.
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