Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, September 26. Under the strong leadership of the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, the election of deputies to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China has been successfully completed, and the list of elected deputies has also been announced in the news media.

Recently, the person in charge of the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee was interviewed by a reporter from Xinhua News Agency about the election work of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.

　　Q: First of all, please introduce the general situation of the election of representatives to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.

　　A: According to the unified deployment of the CPC Central Committee, the election of deputies to the 20th National Congress of the CPC will start in November 2021 and be completed by July this year.

38 electoral units across the country held party congresses or party representative meetings respectively, and elected 2,296 representatives to the 20th Party Congress.

　　The Party Central Committee attaches great importance to the election of deputies to the 20th National Congress.

General Secretary Xi Jinping personally planned the deployment, presided over the meeting of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee and the meeting of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee to conduct research, and reviewed and approved the "Notice of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on the Election of Deputies to the 20th Party Congress", which clarified the general requirements for the election of representatives. and policy provisions.

During the process of the election of representatives, General Secretary Xi Jinping listened to reports many times, made important instructions, and put forward clear requirements on strengthening the party's leadership, stricter qualifications for candidates, strict control of politics and integrity, further optimization of the structure of representatives, and strict discipline.

The important instructions of General Secretary Xi Jinping and the deployment requirements of the Party Central Committee have pointed out the direction and provided the fundamental compliance for the election of representatives.

　　With the approval of the CPC Central Committee, the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee held a special meeting to make specific arrangements for the election of the 20th National Congress.

Each electoral unit adheres to the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, adheres to the fundamental principles of the Party Constitution, adheres to the nature and purpose of the Party, and strengthens the Party's leadership throughout the entire process of the election of representatives, fully promotes intra-Party democracy, and strictly enforces qualifications. , strict production procedures, strict election discipline, formulate implementation plans based on actual conditions, and do a good job in various tasks; the majority of grass-roots party organizations and party members enthusiastically pay attention to, actively participate in, correctly exercise democratic rights, and fully express their wishes.

The elected representatives generally meet the conditions stipulated by the Party Central Committee, have high ideological and political quality, good work style, and strong deliberation ability, have made obvious achievements in their respective positions, and are outstanding members of the Communist Party.

The election of representatives to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China was successfully completed, laying an important foundation for the successful opening of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.

　　Q: What are the main characteristics of the composition and distribution of the representatives of the 20th National Congress?

　　A: The CPC Central Committee has put forward clear requirements on the composition of deputies to the 20th National Congress.

In the process of deputies election, each electoral unit focuses on realizing the proportion of representative structure, especially ensuring the proportion of representatives of party members on the front line of production and work, taking overall consideration and taking multiple measures to ensure that the representative structure is reasonable and widely distributed.

Judging from the situation of elected representatives, the structure and distribution of representatives are relatively reasonable, and the proportions of each composition meet the requirements of the Party Central Committee and are broadly representative.

The main features are:

　　First, the proportion of party members and representatives on the front line of production and work is guaranteed.

Among the elected representatives, there are 771 front-line party members in production and work, accounting for 33.6%.

Among them, there are 192 workers party members (26 migrant workers party members), accounting for 8.4%; 85 farmers party members, accounting for 3.7%; 266 professional and technical personnel party members, accounting for 11.6%.

　　Second, the number of female party members and representatives has increased, and the proportion of minority party members and representatives has remained stable.

Among the elected representatives, there are 619 female party members, an increase of 68 over the 19th National Congress, accounting for 27.0%, an increase of 2.8 percentage points; 264 minority party members, accounting for 11.5%, covering 40 ethnic minorities.

In the 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities, the proportion of female party members is higher than the proportion of female party members in the total number of party members in the region, and there are a certain number of minority party members.

　　Third, the representatives are widely distributed.

Elected representatives come from all quarters.

Economy, science and technology, national defense, politics and law, education, propaganda, culture, health, sports and social management and other fields, at all levels such as provinces, cities, counties, townships (streets), villages (communities), as well as agencies, enterprises and institutions, People's organizations and other aspects are represented.

　　Fourth, the representative age structure is reasonable.

The average age of elected representatives was 52.2 years.

Among them, 1,371 were under the age of 55, accounting for 59.7%; 434 were under the age of 45, accounting for 18.9%.

　　Fifth, it represents a higher level of education.

Among the elected representatives, 2,191 had a college degree or above, accounting for 95.4%, an increase of 1.2 percentage points over the 19th National Congress.

Among them, 826 have university degrees, accounting for 36.0%; 1210 have postgraduate degrees, accounting for 52.7%.

　　Sixth, there are representatives of those who joined the party at various times.

Among the elected representatives, some joined the Party during the New Democratic Revolution, some joined the Party during the socialist revolution and construction period, some joined the Party during the new period of reform and opening up and socialist modernization, and some joined the Party since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.

Among them, 2224 joined the party after the reform and opening up, accounting for 96.9%, and became the main body of the representatives of the 20th National Congress.

　　The above characteristics fully demonstrate that our party has a solid class foundation and a broad mass base, and has a vigorous vitality and vitality that is passed down from generation to generation and continues to thrive.

　　Q: The Communist Party of China has more than 96 million members. How are the representatives of the 20th National Congress elected from so many members?

　　A: The deputies to the 20th National Congress are elected in strict accordance with the procedural steps prescribed by the Party Central Committee.

The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China issued the "Notice" to clarify the main links for the generation of representatives, and the Organization Department of the Central Committee compiled and printed the "Workflow Chart for the Election of Representatives to the 20th Party Congress". The method of combining top and bottom, repeated deliberation, and step-by-step selection produces the twenty representatives.

Specifically, it mainly includes the following aspects:

　　First, earnestly organize recommendation and nomination.

The Party Central Committee allocates the number of representatives to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China to each electoral unit. Each electoral unit combines the requirements of the Party Central Committee with the actual situation of the local unit, and adopts appropriate methods to recommend nominations. For nomination, some recommend and nominate in full according to the allocated quota, and some combine the two methods for recommendation and nomination.

Party organizations at all levels adhere to the mass line, carry out in-depth publicity and extensive mobilization, and organize grass-roots party organizations and party members to actively participate in recommendation and nomination.

　　The second is to strictly organize inspections.

Each electoral unit conducts a comprehensive and in-depth investigation according to the conditions that the representatives should have, understands the situation through multiple channels, multiple levels, and multiple aspects, carefully analyzes and judges, and confirms the candidates for the admission test.

Each electoral unit formed an inspection team to go deep into rural areas, communities, enterprises, agencies and other units, and fully listen to the opinions of the majority of party members, the masses and representatives of the party congress, especially the opinions of the departments in charge, contact service objects, people around you and other insiders.

　　The third is to select the best grade by grade.

Starting from the grass-roots party organization, to the party organization of the recommended unit, and then to the party organization of the electoral unit, the representative candidates are selected and selected step by step.

Based on the opinions of most party branches and party members, the grass-roots party committee conducts collective research, selects and reports the recommended candidates, and the recommending unit convenes a plenary meeting of the party committee to discuss and decide on the recommended candidates. Collective research determines the preliminary and preliminary candidates for representative candidates.

Some electoral units determine recommended candidates, preliminary candidates, and preliminary candidates to achieve the difference in the whole process and select the best.

　　The fourth is to carefully organize the meeting and elections.

Elaborately prepare and hold the Party Congress or Party Representative Conference, and formulate scientific and reasonable election methods.

Before the election, carefully explain the list of candidates, clarify the spirit of the Party Central Committee, the conditions for representatives, structural requirements and the process of selecting candidates, improve the method of candidate introduction, organize discussions, guide representatives to correctly exercise their democratic rights, and realize the promotion of democracy and the implementation of organizational intentions. The organic unity ensures that the election is standardized, orderly, and successful.

　　It should be noted that the elected representatives announced this time will be subject to a qualification review by the 20th National Congress of Representatives Qualification Examination Committee before the convening of the 20th National Congress, and the representatives whose qualifications are confirmed to be valid will attend the 20th National Congress.

By convention, the Party Central Committee has also identified some old party members who have resigned from their leadership positions to attend the conference as specially invited representatives.

　　Question: Deputies to the 20th National Congress should be outstanding members of the Communist Party. How did they ensure the quality in the election of deputies?

　　A: In order to ensure the quality of representatives and elect the 20 deputies that meet the requirements of the Party Central Committee, each electoral unit will give full play to the leadership of the Party organization, insist on putting political standards in the first place, keep the bottom line of integrity, review and screen at all levels, and truly Select outstanding party members with firm beliefs, strong politics, good work style, integrity and integrity as representatives of the 20th National Congress.

　　One is strict qualifications.

Highlight the requirements of advanced nature, recommend and nominate in strict accordance with the ideology, politics, ability, work style, performance, performance of duties and other six conditions stipulated by the Party Central Committee, and guide grass-roots party organizations and party members to adhere to the standards and select the best among the best.

Some electoral units have further refined the conditions for representatives in consideration of poverty alleviation, epidemic prevention and control, and technological innovation, and implemented them into the nomination of representatives.

　　The second is to strictly control politics.

Strict organization inspections are generally carried out on candidates, highlighting political quality inspections, focusing on understanding candidates' political judgment, political understanding, and political execution, deeply understanding the decisive significance of the "two establishments", and enhancing the "four awareness" and firmness of the "four". Some electoral units have refined the specific requirements of political standards for candidates.

Politically unqualified one-vote vetoes, those who do not abide by the party's political discipline and political rules, and have problems such as "seven possessions" and "two-faced people", will be resolutely blocked.

　　The third is to strictly control integrity.

Conscientiously implement the "four must" verification requirements and the "double-signature" regulation of clean government opinions, comprehensively use the results of inspections, petitions, audits, special inspections, etc., and make good use of the results of standardizing the behavior of leading cadres' spouses, children and their spouses to run businesses and run enterprises, and sort out Party discipline and government sanctions and the opinions of the Democratic Life Association and the Organization Life Association shall be comprehensively analyzed and strictly verified, and the candidates shall be subject to "comprehensive physical examination", and adjustments shall be made to those who are not suitable for representative candidates.

For candidates in the fields of finance and enterprises, the opinions of administrative law enforcement and industry supervision departments shall be listened to respectively.

If there are problems with integrity or the problems have not been identified and the doubts have not been eliminated, they will not be selected as representatives, and resolutely prevent "nomination due to illness" and "election due to illness".

　　The fourth is to strictly control the identity.

Further define the scope of party members and leading cadres, front-line party members in production and work, workers, farmers, and professional and technical personnel, and strictly review the identities of candidates to prevent false and false identities and the phenomenon of "top hats".

For candidates with multiple identities, some electoral units have formulated identity identification forms, conducted on-the-spot investigations, checked labor contracts, employment documents, household registration certificates, etc., and identified them according to the nature of work, priority and representativeness, and strictly controlled the identity of good candidates.

　　In actual work, each electoral unit pays attention to recommending outstanding Communist Party members who have performed outstandingly in the implementation of major national development strategies, the three major battles, the prevention and control of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, disaster prevention and relief and other urgent and difficult tasks and difficult environments.

According to statistics, among the representatives of party members on the front line of production and work, 710 have won the honorary title of the provincial military level or above, accounting for 92.1% of the total number of representatives of party members on the front line of production and work.

　　Q: How about the participation of grassroots party organizations and the majority of party members in the election process for the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China?

　　A: The Party Central Committee requires that the nomination of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China starts from the grassroots level, and all grassroots party organizations and party members participate.

Judging from the election of representatives of various localities and departments, the grass-roots party organizations and the majority of party members have shown great political enthusiasm for the election of representatives to the 20th National Congress, and their enthusiasm for participation is very high.

Each electoral unit took various measures to organize the campaign and guide grass-roots party organizations and the majority of party members to actively participate.

Adhere to the mass line, study and educate the party history and study and implement the spirit of the Sixth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, take into account the election of representatives and the requirements for the prevention and control of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, and adopt various methods such as convening party members conferences, attending party classes, and studying in central groups. By means of distance education, party building network and other means, we will carry out propaganda and mobilization in an in-depth, solid, safe and stable manner.

Regarding the actual situation of mobile party members, retired party members, old and frail party members, and party members in new business formats and new employment groups, etc., telephones, letters, and door-to-door visits are used to report the situation and listen to opinions.

Some electoral units combine the theme party day, "going to the grassroots, sending warmth" activities, and some take measures such as setting up mobile ballot boxes and sending horseback propaganda teams to organize the majority of party members to participate in the recommendation and nomination.

The participation of grass-roots party organizations in all electoral units has achieved full coverage, and the average participation rate of party members has reached 99.5%.

The majority of party members reported that participating in the nomination of candidates for the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China has enhanced their sense of honor and mission. work, and take practical actions to welcome the victory of the Party's 20th National Congress.

　　Q: What measures have been taken to improve the quality and effectiveness of intra-party democracy in this representative election?

How to fully reflect the wishes of the majority of party members?

　　A: The CPC Central Committee emphasized that the election of representatives to the 20th National Congress should fully promote democracy within the party and focus on improving the quality and effectiveness of democracy.

Each electoral unit conscientiously implements the requirements of the Party Central Committee, respects and protects the democratic rights of Party members and representatives, and actively creates conditions to guide Party members to participate in an orderly manner, so that the election of representatives has become a successful practice of fully promoting inner-Party democracy and following the mass line. good effect.

Mainly reflected in the following aspects:

　　The first is to fully solicit opinions.

Adopt the method of "three ups and three downs" to carry out the recommendation and nomination of representative candidates, and fully solicit the opinions of grass-roots party organizations and the majority of party members.

The party branch recommends candidates based on the opinions of the majority of party members. When the recommending unit researches, selects and submits the recommended candidates, and the electoral unit determines the list of preliminary candidates for inspection, it is determined based on the opinions of the majority of party organizations or party members to ensure that the representative candidates can reflect the will of the majority of party members.

　　The second is collective research to determine the representative candidates.

Conscientiously implement the democratic centralism, not only fully carry forward democracy within the party, but also play the role of the leadership of the party organization.

The selection and reporting of recommended candidates, the determination of preliminary candidates and preliminary candidates for representative candidates, etc., are all held by the Party Committee Standing Committee (Working Committee Meeting, Party Group Meeting) or Party Committee Plenary Meeting (Working Committee Meeting, Party Group Meeting) Collective research, according to the party committee (party group) discussion Rules make decisions collectively, not individuals.

Major issues encountered in the electoral work were also decided through collective research.

　　The third is to insist on differential inspections and differential elections.

In the organizational inspection, the difference inspection and inspection notice are generally implemented, the difference is selected step by step, the comprehensive comparison is selected, and the preliminary candidates are announced to ensure that the candidates are assured, trusted by party members, and recognized by the masses.

During the election at the meeting, the method of introducing candidates shall be improved, the contents of the introduction shall be enriched, and the electors' understanding of the candidates shall be enhanced.

Differential elections are implemented, and the difference ratio is higher than 15%.

　　Q: Everyone is very concerned about the atmosphere of the election of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. Please tell us about the situation of serious election discipline and ensuring a clean atmosphere.

　　A: The CPC Central Committee clearly requires that the election of representatives to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China must be strictly political, organizational and electoral to ensure a clean atmosphere.

In accordance with the requirements of the Party Central Committee, each electoral unit has always put discipline and rules in the front, strict discipline and strict supervision, and a resolute attitude and decisive measures to uphold discipline.

　　One is to strengthen education and guidance.

Adhere to education first, warning first, prevention first, organize party members and cadres to earnestly study the Party Central Committee's regulations on serious discipline, especially the "ten forbidden" discipline requirements, educate and guide party members and cadres to strengthen their awareness of discipline and strictly abide by discipline rules; Watching warning education films such as "The Alarm Bells Ringing", and making full use of typical cases of canvassing, bribery, and sabotaging elections in Hengyang, Hunan, Nanchong, Liaoning, etc.

　　The second is to strictly implement responsibilities.

Clarify work responsibilities level by level, strengthen supervision and guidance and accountability for discipline enforcement, transfer pressure at every level, and implement various discipline requirements.

In every link such as recommendation and nomination, organization inspection, meeting election, etc., strict discipline is repeatedly emphasized, and leading cadres are required to take the lead in implementation and set an example.

Some electoral units have established a list of disciplinary supervision responsibilities for the head of delegation and liaison officer, signed a letter of commitment, and implemented a system of supervision with the delegation and a report system on the meeting etiquette and meeting minutes, so that responsibilities, personnel, and work are in place.

　　The third is to strengthen the supervision of the whole process.

Aiming at the problem-prone links and key objects, establish and improve the reminder and supervision mechanism, and urge party members and cadres to strictly abide by the discipline regulations.

Some provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities rely on the "12380" "four-in-one" reporting platform of telephone, petition, Internet and SMS to strictly prevent violations of regulations and disciplines; some electoral units have established supervision groups to strengthen the election of representatives by means of circuit inspections, individual interviews, and unannounced visits. full supervision.

Through a series of excellent measures, the occurrence of disciplinary violations has been effectively prevented, and a clean atmosphere has been ensured.

　　In general, the election of the 20th National Congress has been a complete success.

Each electoral unit combines the election of deputies to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China with studying and implementing the spirit of the Sixth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, and promoting the normalization and long-term effect of the study and education of the party history, and organizes the majority of party members to deeply study Xi Jinping's Chinese characteristics in the new era. Socialist ideology, in-depth study of the party constitution and party rules, propaganda of typical examples, promotion of righteousness, and guide party organizations at all levels and the majority of party members to deeply understand the decisive significance of the "two establishments", consciously enhance the "four consciousnesses", strengthen the "four self-confidences", To achieve "two safeguards", we have always maintained a high degree of consistency with the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core in ideology, politics and action.

The process of electing deputies to the 20th National Congress has truly become a process of in-depth study and implementation of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, a process of implementing the general requirements of party building in the new era and the party's organizational line in the new era, and an ideal and belief. The process of education, party spirit, party conduct, party discipline, and party history has become a process of vivid practice of political life within the party and education of democratic centralism.