In a presidential election with no other candidates, nearly 3,000 members of China’s rubber-stamp legislature. The National People’s Congress (NPC), overwhelmingly elected Xi, 69, in the Great Hall of the People.
The automated counting was finished in around 15 minutes after an hour of voting.
After Xi eliminated presidential term limits in 2018, the groundwork for a second Xi term became clear. When he was re-confirmed as general secretary of the central committee of the dominant Communist Party.
For a further five years in October of last year, his authority had already expanded.The top seats in the cabinet will be filled over the course of the next two days by Xi-approved officials.
Including Li Qiang, the prime minister-designate who is anticipated to be named to the No. 2 position in China. And be in charge of overseeing the second-largest economy in the world.
Xi casually conversed with Li, who was seated to his left, as delegates inserted their ballots into the computerised voting machines.
Three months after strict COVID-19 restrictions were abandoned and a fresh wave of infections brought on by the highly contagious Omicron strain swept the nation.
The parliament will choose the state’s leaders. The other delegates and staff members donned masks, excluding dozens of key leaders.
President will deliver a speech on Monday before the annual parliamentary session ends. China is currently dealing with a number of difficulties, including an economy that has been hampered for three years.
By COVID restrictions and deteriorating relations with the West.
This week, Xi made remarks that were uncommon for him since they were directed directly at Washington and blamed the West. The United States for the economic problems facing China.
Xi has begun his third five-year term as the head of the Chinese armed forces, even though the position of president is largely ceremonial.
He had already been re-elected by the party to chair its central military commission.
Han Zheng, 68, was chosen as the new vice president, while Zhao Leji, 66, was chosen as the new parliament chair. Both men belonged to Xi’s former party leadership group.
