CPC elects younger,grassroot delegates to congress (3)

INTRA-PARTY DEMOCRACY

To ensure the election of more outstanding delegates, the CPC has, for the first time, carried out a multi-candidate survey on the preliminary candidates of the delegates to the upcoming Party congress.

The loss margins in electing delegates to the 18th CPC National Congress were raised to 15 percent or above nationwide, according to the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee.

Some local Party committees have, for the first time, publicized the list of delegates' names via media channels, in a bid to mobilize the participation of, and solicit feedback from, Party members in the election.

The election process was "open and transparent," with each Party member having access to election information. Up to 98 percent of Party members participated in the election of delegates to the Party congress, according to Deng Shengming, spokesman for the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee.

CPC members participated and supervised the election through party member meetings, published notices and text messages sent to their cell phones, Deng said, adding that the media have covered the whole process of the election.

"The party also solicited opinions from members who could not be attached to a certain party unit, as well as retired or ailing members, via phone calls, emails and visits," Deng said.

He added: "It is also the first time we held a press conference here to introduce the election of delegates."

During the press conference, Wang Jingqing said the CPC would continue its efforts to promote intra-Party democracy by ensuring Party members' rights to know and supervise, improving the Party congress system and promoting intra-Party elections and supervision.

Wang said that the CPC Central Committee imposed strict disciplines on the election to ensure a sound and healthy process and banned bribery and pulling strings to draw votes.

Discipline agencies, organizing departments as well as the electoral units closely monitored the process of the election. The CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee sent inspectors to supervise and check the elections at the local level.

According to a survey by the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee, about 97 percent of the Party members were satisfied with the election, Wang said.

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