The Chinese Communist Party announced on Sunday September 25 that it had elected all its delegates for its next five-year congress which will begin on October 16.
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Each electoral unit across the country convened a party congress or representative party meeting and elected 2,296 delegates to the 20th party congress
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The delegates, including women, members of ethnic minorities and economic, scientific and sports experts, must adhere to Xi's ideological orientation and the party constitution.
This congress organized in the capital Beijing comes as the Chinese president faces several difficulties, including the deterioration of the economic situation and relations with the United States and the consequences of China's strict zero Covid policy, which has accelerated the the country's withdrawal into itself.