BEIJING: China's Communist Party not only made changes to the constitution to elect President Xi Jinping for a third term, but several officials also resigned.
According to the world news agency, the main meeting of the Communist Party of China, which has been going on for a week, ended in a dramatic way, in which the former president Hu Jintao, who was sitting next to President Xi Jinping, was forced out.
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With the approval of the resolution, several high-ranking officials including Prime Minister Li Keqiang resigned, whose presence was an obstacle to Xi Jinping becoming president for the third time. Now President Xi Jinping can not only be elected as the President for the third time but will also be able to form a new cabinet.
It should be noted that Xi Jinping is the most powerful leader after Mao Zedong and is also called the Supreme Leader or Paramount. At the moment, he is the President of China as well as the General Secretary of the Communist Party and the Chief of the Armed Forces.
With the amendments to the constitution and the addition of more than 205 new members to the Central Committee, it is possible that 69-year-old Xi Jinping will be elected president for the third time on Sunday. This meeting of the Communist Party is held every five years.
It should be noted that through an amendment made in 2018, the limit of serving a maximum of two terms as president was abolished, after which Xi Jinping can also serve as the president of China for life.
