Question

What does a candidate need before contesting elections in China?

1. Approval of at least two big political parties
2. Approval of the National People’s Congress
3. Approval of the Chinese Communist Party
4. Approval of the election commission.

Answer 1

Correct answer is option c, approval of the Chinese Communist Party. The President and the State Council are elected by the National People’s Congress, which is made of 2980 people. Elections in China are based on a hierarchical electoral system, where local People’s Congresses are directly elected. All higher levels of People’s Congresses up to the National People’s Congress (NPC), the national legislature, are indirectly elected by the People’s Congress of the level immediately below.