China 2022 CCP 20th National Congress
The 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party held October 2022. Xi Jinping secured an unprecedented third term as General Secretary and stacked the Politburo Standing Committee with loyalists.
China 2022 CCP 20th National Congress is one of the tracked elections shaping power in People's Republic of China.
- Date
- October 16, 2022
- Country
- People's Republic of China
- Contested
- General Secretary of the CCP
- Winner
- Xi Jinping
- Candidates
- 1
Xi Jinping secured an unprecedented third term as General Secretary, breaking the two-term norm established since the 1990s. The new Politburo Standing Committee was composed entirely of Xi loyalists, cementing his dominance over the party apparatus.
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