2023 Chinese presidential election
| Party or candidate | Votes | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Xi Jinping (Communist Party of China) Elected | 2,952 | english.www.gov.cn Official source Xi Jinping was unanimously elected Chinese president |
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Upcoming elections
Parliamentary election
2027-2028 Chinese National People's Congress election
Indirect election: chosen by Provincial people’s congresses and the military, including the Hong Kong and Macao delegations where applicable, not by a public vote.
Date expectedIndirectnpc.gov.cn Official source
The standing committee of people's congresses of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall decide on the election of deputies to the people's congresses at the corresponding level and report to the National People's Congress S...
english.court.gov.cn Official source
Article 7 The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress shall conduct the election of deputies to the National People's Congress.
How People's Republic of China is governed
- System of government
- Unitary socialist people's republic with a people's congress system and democratic centralism
english.court.gov.cn Official source
Deputies to the National People's Congress ... shall be elected by the people's congresses at the next lower level.
Constitution of the People's Republic of China Official source
The People's Republic of China is a socialist state governed by a people's democratic dictatorship
- Head of state
- President of the People's Republic of China
english.court.gov.cn Official source
Deputies to the National People's Congress ... shall be elected by the people's congresses at the next lower level.
Constitution of the People's Republic of China Official source
The People's Republic of China is a socialist state governed by a people's democratic dictatorship
- Head of government
- Premier of the State Council
english.court.gov.cn Official source
Deputies to the National People's Congress ... shall be elected by the people's congresses at the next lower level.
Constitution of the People's Republic of China Official source
The People's Republic of China is a socialist state governed by a people's democratic dictatorship
- Voting age
- 18
english.court.gov.cn Official source
Deputies to the National People's Congress ... shall be elected by the people's congresses at the next lower level.
Constitution of the People's Republic of China Official source
The People's Republic of China is a socialist state governed by a people's democratic dictatorship
- Compulsory voting
- No
english.court.gov.cn Official source
Deputies to the National People's Congress ... shall be elected by the people's congresses at the next lower level.
Constitution of the People's Republic of China Official source
The People's Republic of China is a socialist state governed by a people's democratic dictatorship
- Electoral authority
- Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
english.court.gov.cn Official source
Deputies to the National People's Congress ... shall be elected by the people's congresses at the next lower level.
Constitution of the People's Republic of China Official source
The People's Republic of China is a socialist state governed by a people's democratic dictatorship
Legislature
english.court.gov.cn Official source
Deputies to the National People's Congress ... shall be elected by the people's congresses at the next lower level.
Constitution of the People's Republic of China Official source
The People's Republic of China is a socialist state governed by a people's democratic dictatorship
english.court.gov.cn Official source
Deputies to the National People's Congress ... shall be elected by the people's congresses at the next lower level.
Constitution of the People's Republic of China Official source
The People's Republic of China is a socialist state governed by a people's democratic dictatorship
- National People's Congress 2977 seats · 5-year term · Indirect election by the people's congresses of provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government, special administrative regi
The President and Vice President are elected indirectly by the National People's Congress. The Premier is nominated by the President and decided by the National People's Congress; direct public elections occur for people's congresses at county and township levels, while higher-level congresses, including the National People's Congress, are elected indirectly.
english.court.gov.cn Official source
Deputies to the National People's Congress ... shall be elected by the people's congresses at the next lower level.
Constitution of the People's Republic of China Official source
The People's Republic of China is a socialist state governed by a people's democratic dictatorship
Elected offices
- President of the People's Republic of China head of state · 1 seats · 5-year term · Indirect election by the National People's Congress
Past elections
Newest first. Results are as the sources published them.
Presidential election
2023 Chinese presidential election
Indirect election: chosen by National People's Congress, not by a public vote.
HeldIndirect Final resultsWikidata Q115217548: 2023 Chinese presidential election Wikidata
2023 Chinese presidential election - point in time 2023-03-10
Presidential election
2018 Chinese presidential election
Indirect election: chosen by National People's Congress, not by a public vote.
HeldIndirect Final resultsWikidata Q83621559: 2018 Chinese presidential election Wikidata
2018 Chinese presidential election - point in time 2018-03-17
Results
The latest elections with a result table. Provisional figures can change until the count is certified.
2018 Chinese presidential election · 17 March 2018
| Party or candidate | Votes | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Xi Jinping (Communist Party of China) Elected | 2,970 | cac.gov.cn Official source 会议应出席代表2980人，出席2970人，缺席10人 |
People's Republic of China in numbers
From the World Bank, each with the year it is from.
Sources
Every fact above links to the page it came from. Last checked 8 October 2026 (UTC).
- cac.gov.cnOfficial source
- english.court.gov.cnOfficial source
- english.court.gov.cnOfficial source
- Constitution of the People's Republic of ChinaOfficial source english.www.gov.cn
- Constitution of the People's Republic of ChinaOfficial source english.www.gov.cn
- english.www.gov.cnOfficial source
- english.www.gov.cnOfficial source
- english.www.gov.cnOfficial source
- Use of ICT by the Chinese NPCOfficial source npc.gov.cn
- npc.gov.cnOfficial source
- Wikidata Q83621559: 2018 Chinese presidential electionWikidata wikidata.org · Licence: CC0-1.0
- Wikidata Q115217548: 2023 Chinese presidential electionWikidata wikidata.org · Licence: CC0-1.0
- en.wikipedia.orgWikipedia · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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