IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: China

People's Republic of China

1,412,175,000
Population (as of Jan. 1, 2022)

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Name	Official Name	Type
Chinese National People's Congress	Quanguo Renmin Daibiao Dahui	Assembly

Description of government structure:

Chief of State: President XI Jinping (since 14 March 2013)
Head of Government: Prime Minister LI Qiang (since 11 March 2023)
Assembly: China has a unicameral National People's Congress (中华人民共和国全国人民代表大会) with 2987 seats.

Description of electoral system:

The President is indirectly elected by the National People's Congress to serve unlimited 5-year terms.
Prime Minister is nominated by the President and confirmed by the National People's Congress.
In the National People's Congress, 2987 members are indirectly elected by subnational legislatures to serve 5-year terms.

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