Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, October 26th.
Constitution of the Communist Party of China
(Partially revised at the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, adopted on October 22, 2022)
general outline
The Communist Party of China is the vanguard of the Chinese working class, the vanguard of the Chinese people and the Chinese nation, and the core of the leadership of the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics. the fundamental interests of the broad masses of the people.
The party's highest ideal and ultimate goal is to achieve communism.
The Communist Party of China takes Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory, the important thought of "Three Represents", the Scientific Outlook on Development, and Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era as its guide for action.
Marxism-Leninism has revealed the laws of historical development of human society, its basic principles are correct, and it has strong vitality.
The highest ideal of communism pursued by the Chinese Communists can only be realized on the basis of the fully developed and highly developed socialist society.
The development and improvement of the socialist system is a long-term historical process.
By adhering to the basic principles of Marxism-Leninism and following the path chosen by the Chinese people voluntarily to suit China's national conditions, China's socialist cause will surely achieve final victory.
The Chinese Communists, with Comrade Mao Zedong as the main representative, combined the basic principles of Marxism-Leninism with the concrete practice of the Chinese revolution and created Mao Zedong Thought.
Mao Zedong Thought is the application and development of Marxism-Leninism in China. It is the correct theoretical principle and experience summary about Chinese revolution and construction that has been proved by practice. It is the crystallization of the collective wisdom of the Chinese Communist Party.
Under the guidance of Mao Zedong Thought, the Communist Party of China led the people of all ethnic groups in the country, and after a long period of revolutionary struggle against imperialism, feudalism, and bureaucratic capitalism, won the victory of the new democratic revolution and established the People's Democratic dictatorship of the People's Republic of China; After the founding of New China, the socialist transformation has been carried out smoothly, the transition from new democracy to socialism has been completed, the basic socialist system has been established, and the socialist economy, politics and culture have been developed.
Since the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee, the Chinese Communists, mainly represented by Comrade Deng Xiaoping, have summed up the positive and negative experiences since the founding of the People's Republic of China, emancipate the mind, seek truth from facts, realize the transfer of the whole party's work center to economic construction, and implement reform and opening up. , opened up a new period for the development of the socialist cause, gradually formed the line, principles and policies for building socialism with Chinese characteristics, clarified the basic issues of building socialism, consolidating and developing socialism in China, and created Deng Xiaoping Theory.
Deng Xiaoping Theory is the product of combining the basic principles of Marxism-Leninism with contemporary Chinese practice and the characteristics of the times. It is the inheritance and development of Mao Zedong Thought under new historical conditions. It is a new stage in the development of Marxism in China. Socialism is the crystallization of the collective wisdom of the Communist Party of China, which guides the continuous progress of my country's socialist modernization cause.
Since the Fourth Plenary Session of the Thirteenth Central Committee, the Chinese Communists, mainly represented by Comrade Jiang Zemin, have deepened their understanding of what socialism is, how to build socialism, what kind of party and how to build it in the practice of building socialism with Chinese characteristics. The understanding of the party has accumulated new valuable experience in governing the party and the country, and formed the important thought of "Three Represents".
The important thought of "Three Represents" is the inheritance and development of Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought, and Deng Xiaoping Theory, and reflects the new requirements of the development and changes of the contemporary world and China for the work of the Party and the country. The powerful theoretical weapon for the self-improvement and development of my country's socialism is the crystallization of the collective wisdom of the Communist Party of China and the guiding ideology that the party must adhere to for a long time.
Always achieving the "Three Represents" is the foundation of our party's establishment, the foundation of governance, and the source of strength.
Since the 16th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Chinese Communists, with Comrade Hu Jintao as the main representative, have adhered to the guidance of Deng Xiaoping Theory and the important thought of "Three Represents", and have deeply understood and answered what kind of development will be achieved under the new situation according to the new development requirements. , how to develop and other major issues, formed a people-oriented, comprehensive, coordinated and sustainable development of the scientific concept of development.
The Scientific Outlook on Development is a scientific theory that is in the same vein as Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory, and the important thought of "Three Represents", but also keeps pace with the times. It is the crystallization of the collective wisdom of the Communist Party of China and the guiding ideology that must be adhered to for a long time to develop socialism with Chinese characteristics.
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Chinese Communists, with Comrade Xi Jinping as the main representative, have insisted on combining the basic principles of Marxism with China's concrete reality and with the excellent traditional Chinese culture, and have scientifically answered what kind of Chinese characteristics to adhere to and develop in the new era. Socialism, how to uphold and develop socialism with Chinese characteristics and other major issues of the times created Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era.
Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era is the inheritance and development of Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory, the important thought of "Three Represents", and the Scientific Outlook on Development. The essence of the era of Chinese culture and Chinese spirit is the crystallization of the practical experience and collective wisdom of the party and the people, an important part of the theoretical system of socialism with Chinese characteristics, and an action guide for the whole party and the whole people to strive for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. It must be persisted for a long time and continuously developed.
Under the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, the Communist Party of China leads the people of all ethnic groups in the country to oversee the great struggle, the great project, the great cause, and the great dream, to push socialism with Chinese characteristics into a new era and realize the first century of struggle The goal has opened a new journey to achieve the second centenary goal.
The fundamental reasons for all our achievements and progress since the reform and opening up can be summed up as follows: we have opened up the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics, formed a theoretical system of socialism with Chinese characteristics, established a socialist system with Chinese characteristics, and developed a socialist culture with Chinese characteristics.
All Party comrades must cherish, persist for a long time, and continuously develop this road, this theoretical system, this system, and this culture that the Party has created through hardships, hold high the great banner of socialism with Chinese characteristics, and strengthen self-confidence in the road, theory, system, and culture. Self-confidence, carry forward the fighting spirit, strengthen the fighting ability, implement the basic theory, basic line and basic strategy of the party, in order to realize the three historical tasks of advancing modernization, completing the reunification of the motherland, maintaining world peace and promoting common development, and realize the second century. The goal is to strive for the realization of the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
Since its establishment, the Communist Party of China has always regarded seeking happiness for the Chinese people and rejuvenation for the Chinese nation as its original mission. After a hundred years of struggle, it has fundamentally changed the future and destiny of the Chinese people and opened up the right path to realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. , demonstrated the strong vitality of Marxism, profoundly influenced the process of world history, and forged the Chinese Communist Party that was at the forefront of the times.
After long-term practice, we have accumulated valuable historical experience of upholding the leadership of the party, adhering to the supremacy of the people, adhering to theoretical innovation, adhering to independence, adhering to the Chinese road, adhering to the world, adhering to pioneering and innovative, adhering to daring to fight, adhering to the united front, and adhering to self-revolution. This is the spiritual wealth jointly created by the party and the people, which must be cherished, persisted for a long time, and continuously enriched and developed in practice.
my country is in and will be in the early stages of socialism.
This is an insurmountable historical stage in the construction of socialist modernization in China, which was originally economically and culturally backward. It will take hundreds of years.
my country's socialist construction must proceed from my country's national conditions, take the road of socialism with Chinese characteristics, and comprehensively promote the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with Chinese-style modernization.
At this stage, the main contradiction in our society is the contradiction between the people's ever-growing needs for a better life and unbalanced and inadequate development.
Due to domestic factors and international influence, class struggle still exists for a long time within a certain range, and it may intensify under certain conditions, but it is no longer the main contradiction.
The fundamental task of my country's socialist construction is to further liberate the productive forces, develop them, and gradually realize socialist modernization, and to this end reform production relations and aspects and links in the superstructure that are not suitable for the development of productive forces.
We must uphold and improve basic economic systems such as public ownership as the mainstay, multiple forms of ownership for the common development of economies, distribution according to work as the mainstay, multiple distribution methods coexist, and the socialist market economic system. The people are prosperous together, and on the basis of the development of production and the growth of social wealth, the people's ever-growing needs for a better life are constantly being met, and the all-round development of the people is promoted.
Development is our party's top priority in governing and rejuvenating the country.
We must adhere to the people-centered development concept, grasp the new development stage, implement the new development concept of innovation, coordination, green, openness and sharing, and accelerate the construction of a new development pattern with the domestic cycle as the main body and the domestic and international dual cycles promoting each other. Promote high-quality development.
All work must be conducive to the development of the productive forces of the socialist society, the enhancement of the comprehensive national strength of the socialist country, and the improvement of the people's living standards, as the general starting point and test standard, respecting labor, knowledge, talents, and talents. Respect creation, so that development is for the people, development depends on the people, and the fruits of development are shared by the people.
We must, in accordance with the "five-in-one" overall layout and the "four comprehensive" strategic layout of the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics, coordinate the promotion of economic construction, political construction, cultural construction, social construction, and ecological civilization construction, and coordinate and promote the comprehensive construction of a modern socialist country, Comprehensively deepen reform, comprehensively govern the country according to law, and comprehensively govern the party strictly.
In the new era and new journey, the strategic goal of economic and social development is to basically realize socialist modernization by 2035, and to build my country into a great modern socialist country by the middle of this century.
The basic line of the Communist Party of China in the primary stage of socialism is: to lead and unite the people of all ethnic groups in the country, focus on economic development, adhere to the four basic principles, adhere to reform and opening up, self-reliance, and hard work, in order to build our country into a prosperous, strong, democratic, civilized, harmonious, and harmonious country. A beautiful and modern socialist country.
In leading the socialist cause, the Communist Party of China must insist on taking economic construction as the center, and all other work should obey and serve this center.
It is necessary to implement the strategy of rejuvenating the country through science and education, the strategy of strengthening the country through talents, the innovation-driven development strategy, the rural revitalization strategy, the regional coordinated development strategy, the sustainable development strategy, and the military-civilian integration development strategy, give full play to the role of science and technology as the primary productive force, and give full play to the role of talents as the primary productive force. The role of a resource, give full play to the role of innovation as the primary driving force for development, rely on scientific and technological progress, improve the quality of laborers, and promote higher-quality, more efficient, more equitable, more sustainable, and safer development of the national economy.
Adhering to the socialist road, upholding the people's democratic dictatorship, upholding the leadership of the Communist Party of China, and adhering to the four basic principles of Marxism-Leninism-Mao Zedong Thought are the foundation of our nation.
In the entire process of socialist modernization, we must uphold four basic principles and oppose bourgeois liberalization.
Adhering to reform and opening up is our road to a strong country.
Only through reform and opening up can we develop China, develop socialism, and develop Marxism.
It is necessary to comprehensively deepen reforms, improve and develop the socialist system with Chinese characteristics, and promote the modernization of the country's governance system and governance capacity.
It is necessary to fundamentally reform the economic system that hampers the development of productive forces, and to uphold and improve the socialist market economic system; in accordance with this, reforms of the political system and other fields must be carried out.
We must adhere to the basic national policy of opening to the outside world, and absorb and learn from all the achievements of civilization created by human society.
Reform and opening up should be bold in exploration and development, improve the scientific nature of reform decision-making, pay more attention to the systematization, integrity, and synergy of reform, and open up new paths in practice.
The Communist Party of China leads the people to develop a socialist market economy.
Unswervingly consolidate and develop the public economy, and unswervingly encourage, support and guide the development of the non-public economy.
Give play to the decisive role of the market in resource allocation, better play the role of the government, and establish a sound macro-control system.
Coordinate urban and rural development, regional development, economic and social development, harmonious development between man and nature, domestic development and opening to the outside world, adjust the economic structure, transform the mode of economic development, and advance supply-side structural reforms.
Promote the simultaneous development of new industrialization, informatization, urbanization, and agricultural modernization, build a new socialist countryside, take the road of new industrialization with Chinese characteristics, and build an innovative country and a world power in science and technology.
The Communist Party of China leads the people to develop socialist democratic politics.
Adhere to the organic unity of the party's leadership, the people being masters of the country, and the rule of law, follow the path of socialist political development with Chinese characteristics, the path of socialist rule of law with Chinese characteristics, expand socialist democracy, build a socialist rule of law system with Chinese characteristics, and build a socialist country under the rule of law, Consolidate the people's democratic dictatorship and build a socialist political civilization.
Uphold and improve the system of people's congresses, the system of multi-party cooperation and political consultation under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, the system of regional ethnic autonomy, and the system of self-governance at the grassroots level.
Develop a broader, more adequate, and more complete people's democracy throughout the process, promote the extensive, multi-layered and institutionalized development of consultative democracy, and earnestly safeguard the people's rights to manage state and social affairs, and economic and cultural undertakings.
Respect and protect human rights.
We will open up our voices and establish and improve systems and procedures for democratic election, democratic consultation, democratic decision-making, democratic management, and democratic supervision.
Improve the socialist legal system with Chinese characteristics, strengthen the implementation of laws, and realize the rule of law in all work of the country.
The Communist Party of China leads the people to develop an advanced socialist culture.
Build a socialist spiritual civilization, implement the combination of ruling the country by law and rule by virtue, improve the ideological and moral quality and scientific and cultural quality of the whole nation, provide a strong ideological guarantee, spiritual power and intellectual support for reform and opening up and socialist modernization, and build a society. cultural power.
Strengthen the construction of the socialist core value system, adhere to the guiding ideology of Marxism, establish the common ideal of socialism with Chinese characteristics, carry forward the national spirit with patriotism as the core and the spirit of the times with reform and innovation as the core, cultivate and practice the core socialist values, Advocate the socialist concept of honor and disgrace, enhance national self-esteem, self-confidence and self-improvement, resist the erosion of the corrupt ideas of capitalism and feudalism, eliminate all kinds of social ugly phenomena, and strive to make our people a person with ideals, morality, culture and discipline. people.
Party members should be educated on the lofty ideals of communism.
Vigorously develop educational, scientific and cultural undertakings, promote the creative transformation and innovative development of China's excellent traditional culture, inherit revolutionary culture, develop advanced socialist culture, and enhance the country's cultural soft power.
Firmly grasp the leadership of ideological work, constantly consolidate the guiding position of Marxism in the ideological field, and consolidate the common ideological foundation for the unity and struggle of the whole party and the people of the whole country.
The Communist Party of China leads the people to build a harmonious socialist society.
In accordance with the general requirements of democracy and the rule of law, fairness and justice, integrity and friendship, full of vitality, stability and order, and harmonious coexistence between man and nature, as well as the principles of joint construction and common enjoyment, focusing on ensuring and improving people's livelihood, we will solve the problems that are most concerned and most directly related to the people. , the most realistic interests, so that the results of development will benefit all the people more and more equitably, continuously enhance the people's sense of gain, and strive to form a situation in which all the people do their best, get their own way and live in harmony.
Strengthen and innovate social governance.
Strictly distinguish and correctly handle the contradictions between the enemy and ourselves and the contradictions among the people of different natures.
Strengthen the comprehensive management of social security, resolutely crack down on various criminal activities and criminals that endanger national security and interests, social stability and economic development in accordance with the law, and maintain long-term social stability.
Adhere to the overall national security concept, coordinate development and security, and resolutely safeguard national sovereignty, security, and development interests.
The Communist Party of China leads the people in building a socialist ecological civilization.
Establish the concept of ecological civilization that respects nature, conforms to nature, and protects nature, strengthens the awareness that lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets, adheres to the basic national policy of saving resources and protecting the environment, and adheres to the policy of giving priority to conservation, prioritizing protection, and giving priority to natural restoration. The development path of civilization with production development, rich life and good ecology.
Focus on building a resource-saving and environment-friendly society, implement the strictest ecological and environmental protection system, form a spatial pattern, industrial structure, production method, and lifestyle that save resources and protect the environment, create a good production and living environment for the people, and realize the realization of the Chinese nation. sustainable development.
The Communist Party of China adheres to the absolute leadership of the People's Liberation Army and other people's armed forces, implements Xi Jinping's thought on strengthening the army, strengthens the construction of the People's Liberation Army, and insists on building a strong army through political, reform, science and technology, talent and law, and building an army. Support the people's army that obeys the Party's command, is capable of winning battles and has a good work style, builds the people's army into a world-class army, earnestly ensures that the people's Liberation Army can effectively perform its missions and tasks in the new era, and gives full play to the role of the People's Liberation Army in consolidating national defense, defending the motherland, and participating in socialism. role in modernization.
The Communist Party of China maintains and develops the socialist ethnic relations of equality, unity, mutual assistance and harmony, actively trains and selects cadres from ethnic minorities, helps ethnic minorities and ethnic areas develop economic, cultural and social undertakings, forges a sense of community of the Chinese nation, and realizes the unity and struggle of all ethnic groups , common prosperity and development.
Fully implement the party's basic policy on religious work, and unite religious believers to contribute to economic and social development.
The Communist Party of China unites with the workers, peasants and intellectuals of all nationalities in the country, and with the democratic parties, personages without party affiliation, and patriotic forces of all nationalities, to further develop and strengthen the construction of the socialist cause by all socialist workers and It is the broadest patriotic united front composed of patriots, patriots who support socialism, patriots who support the reunification of the motherland, and patriots who are committed to the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
Continuously strengthen the unity of the people of the whole country, including compatriots in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Macao Special Administrative Region, Taiwan compatriots and overseas Chinese.
Fully, accurately and unswervingly implement the "one country, two systems" policy, promote the long-term prosperity and stability of Hong Kong and Macau, resolutely oppose and contain "Taiwan independence", and complete the great cause of national reunification.
The Communist Party of China adheres to an independent foreign policy of peace, adheres to the path of peaceful development, and adheres to an opening-up strategy of mutual benefit and win-win results.
In international affairs, carry forward the common values of peace, development, fairness, justice, democracy and freedom, adhere to the correct view of justice and interests, safeguard my country's independence and sovereignty, oppose hegemonism and power politics, maintain world peace, and promote human progress , promote the building of a community with a shared future for mankind, and promote the building of a world of lasting peace, universal security, common prosperity, openness, inclusiveness, cleanness and beauty.
On the basis of the five principles of mutual respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity, mutual non-aggression, non-interference in each other's internal affairs, equality and mutual benefit, and peaceful coexistence, my country will develop its relations with other countries in the world.
Continuously develop good-neighborly and friendly relations between my country and neighboring countries, and strengthen solidarity and cooperation with developing countries.
Follow the principle of extensive consultation, joint contribution and shared benefits, and promote the construction of the "Belt and Road".
In accordance with the principles of independence, complete equality, mutual respect, and non-interference in each other's internal affairs, develop our party's relations with the Communist Parties and other political parties of various countries.
If the Communist Party of China wants to lead the people of all ethnic groups in the country to achieve the second centenary goal and realize the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, it must closely adhere to the party's basic line, adhere to and strengthen the party's overall leadership, and insist that the party should manage the party and be strict in all aspects. To govern the party, carry forward the great party building spirit of adhering to the truth, adhering to the ideal, practicing the original intention, taking on the mission, not afraid of sacrifice, heroic struggle, loyalty to the party, and living up to the people, and strengthening the party's long-term governance capacity building, advanced nature and purity building, With the spirit of reform and innovation, we will comprehensively promote the new great project of Party building, and take the Party's political building as the guide to comprehensively promote the Party's political building, ideological building, organizational building, work style building, and discipline building. Fight against corruption, comprehensively improve the scientific level of party building, and lead the great social revolution with the great self-revolution.
Adhere to the establishment of the party for the public and governance for the people, carry forward the party's fine tradition and style, continuously improve the party's leadership and governance level, improve the ability to resist corruption and change and resist risks, and continuously enhance self-purification, self-improvement, self-innovation, Self-improvement ability, continuously strengthen the party's class base and expand the party's mass base, continuously improve the party's creativity, cohesion, and combat effectiveness, and build a learning, service-oriented, and innovative Marxist ruling party, so that our party will always walk in the times. In the forefront, it has become a strong core leading the people of the whole country to move forward along the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics.
Party building must resolutely realize the following six basic requirements:
First, adhere to the party's basic line.
The entire Party must unify its thinking and actions with Deng Xiaoping Theory, the important thought of "Three Represents", the Scientific Outlook on Development, Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, and the Party's Basic Line, and unswervingly persist in it for a long time.
We must unify the reform and opening up with the four basic principles, fully implement the Party's basic line, oppose all "Left" and right wrong tendencies, and be vigilant against the Right, but the main thing is to prevent "Left".
It is necessary to improve political judgment, political understanding, and political execution, and strengthen the consciousness and firmness of implementing the party's theory, line, principles and policies.
Second, insist on emancipating the mind, seeking truth from facts, advancing with the times, and seeking truth and pragmatism.
The party's ideological line is that everything starts from reality, integrates theory with practice, seeks truth from facts, and tests and develops truth in practice.
The whole party must adhere to this ideological line, actively explore, experiment boldly, pioneer and innovate, carry out work creatively, constantly study new situations, sum up new experiences, solve new problems, enrich and develop Marxism in practice, and promote the Sinicization of Marxism epochalization.
Third, adhere to the party's organizational line in the new era.
Fully implement Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, focus on the construction of the organizational system, focus on cultivating high-quality cadres who are loyal, clean and responsible, focus on gathering outstanding talents from all walks of life with patriotism and dedication, and insist on having both ability and political integrity, putting morality first, and appointing people on their merits. Provide a strong organizational guarantee for upholding and strengthening the party's overall leadership and upholding and developing socialism with Chinese characteristics.
The whole party must strengthen the political and organizational functions of the party organization, cultivate and select good cadres needed by the party and the people, cultivate and train a large number of successors to the socialist cause who are worthy of the important tasks of the times, gather talents from all over the world to use them, and organizationally guarantee the party The implementation of the basic theory, basic line and basic strategy.
Fourth, insist on serving the people wholeheartedly.
Apart from the interests of the working class and the broadest masses of the people, the party has no special interests of its own.
At all times, the Party puts the interests of the masses first, shares weal and woe with the masses, maintains the closest contact, insists that power is used by the people, affection is for the people, and interests are for the people, and no Party member is allowed to be separated from the masses and be above the masses. above the masses.
The biggest political advantage of our party is to be in close contact with the masses, and the biggest danger after the party takes power is to break away from the masses.
The issue of party conduct and the connection between the party and the masses are issues that affect the life and death of the party.
The Party implements the mass line in its own work, everything for the masses, everything depends on the masses, from the masses, to the masses, and transforms the party's correct propositions into conscious actions of the masses.
Fifth, adhere to democratic centralism.
Democratic centralism is the combination of centralism on the basis of democracy and democracy under the guidance of centralism.
It is both the fundamental organizing principle of the party and the application of the mass line in the life of the party.
We must give full play to inner-party democracy, respect the dominant position of party members, safeguard the democratic rights of party members, and give full play to the enthusiasm and creativity of party organizations at all levels and the majority of party members.
We must implement correct centralization, firmly establish political awareness, overall situation awareness, core awareness, and alignment awareness, firmly safeguard the authority and centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core, ensure the unity and unity of the whole party and the unity of action, and ensure the party's decision. be implemented quickly and effectively.
Strengthen and standardize intra-party political life, enhance the political, contemporary, principled, and combative nature of intra-party political life, develop a positive and healthy intra-party political culture, and create a clean and upright political ecology.
The Party correctly conducts criticism and self-criticism in its own political life, conducts ideological struggles on issues of principle, upholds the truth, and corrects mistakes.
Efforts have been made to create a political situation in which there is both concentration and democracy, discipline and freedom, unity of will, and personal comfort and liveliness.
Sixth, adhere to strict management of the party.
Comprehensively and strictly governing the party is always on the way, and the party's self-revolution is always on the way.
Under the new situation, the party's challenges of governance, reform and opening up, market economy, and external environment are long-term, complex, and severe, and the danger of mental laxity, lack of ability, danger of breaking away from the masses, and danger of passive corruption are more acutely posed. in front of the whole party.
Strict standards and strict measures must be applied throughout the entire process and all aspects of governing the Party.
Adhere to governing the party according to the rules, addressing both the symptoms and root causes, constantly improving the intra-party legal system, insisting on putting discipline in the front, strengthening organizational discipline, and making everyone equal in the face of party discipline.
Strengthen the overall and strict governance of the party's main responsibility and supervision responsibility, strengthen the supervision of the party's leading organs and party members and leading cadres, especially the main leading cadres, and continuously improve the inner-party supervision system.
Deeply promote the construction of party conduct and clean government and the fight against corruption, punish corruption with a zero-tolerance attitude, and promote the integration of those who dare not, cannot, and do not want to be corrupt.
The leadership of the Communist Party of China is the most essential feature of socialism with Chinese characteristics and the greatest advantage of the socialist system with Chinese characteristics. The party is the highest political leading force.
Party, government, military and civilian studies, east, west, north, south, center, the party leads everything.
The party must adapt to the requirements of reform and opening up and the socialist modernization drive, adhere to scientific, democratic and law-based governance, and strengthen and improve the party's leadership.
The party must play a leading and core role in various organizations at the same level in accordance with the principle of taking the overall situation and coordinating all parties.
The party must concentrate on leading economic construction, organize and coordinate forces from all quarters, work together, work around economic construction, and promote all-round economic and social development.
The party must implement democratic and scientific decision-making, formulate and implement correct lines, principles and policies, do a good job in party organization and publicity and education, and play the vanguard and exemplary role of all party members.
The party must operate within the confines of the constitution and the law.
The Party must ensure that the state's legislative, judicial, administrative and supervisory organs, economic and cultural organizations and people's organizations work proactively, independently and responsibly, and in a coordinated manner.
The Party must strengthen its leadership over the trade unions, the Communist Youth League, the Women's Federation and other mass organizations, so that they can maintain and enhance their political, advanced, and mass character and give full play to their roles.
The party must adapt to the development of the situation and changes in the situation, improve the leadership system, improve the leadership method, and enhance the ability to govern.
Communist Party members must cooperate closely with the masses outside the Party and work together to build socialism with Chinese characteristics.
Chapter 1 Party Member
Article 1 Chinese workers, peasants, soldiers, intellectuals and advanced elements of other social strata who have reached the age of 18, recognize the Party's program and constitution, are willing to join and actively work in a Party organization, implement Party resolutions and Those who pay party dues on time can apply to join the Communist Party of China.
Article 2 Members of the Communist Party of China are the vanguard soldiers of the Chinese working class with a communist consciousness.
Members of the Communist Party of China must serve the people wholeheartedly, sacrifice everything they have, and strive for the realization of communism all their lives.
Members of the Communist Party of China will always be ordinary members of the working people.
Except for personal interests and work powers within the scope of laws and policies, all Communist Party members are not allowed to seek any personal interests and privileges.
Article 3 Party members must perform the following obligations:
(1) Earnestly study Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory, the important thought of "Three Represents", the Scientific Outlook on Development, Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, study the Party's line, principles, policies and resolutions, and study the Party's Basic knowledge and the history of the party, learn science, culture, law and business knowledge, and strive to improve the ability to serve the people.
(2) Strengthen the "four consciousnesses", strengthen the "four self-confidences", and achieve the "two maintenances", implement the party's basic line and various principles and policies, take the lead in participating in reform and opening up and socialist modernization, and drive the masses Work hard for economic development and social progress, and play a pioneering and exemplary role in production, work, study and social life.
(3) Adhere to the interests of the party and the people above everything else, obey the interests of the party and the people, bear hardships first, enjoy them later, self-denial and serve the public, and make more contributions.
(4) Consciously abide by the party's discipline, first of all, the party's political discipline and political rules, model compliance with state laws and regulations, strictly guard the party and state secrets, implement party decisions, obey organizational assignments, and actively complete party tasks.
(5) Maintain the unity and unity of the party, be loyal and honest to the party, match words with deeds, resolutely oppose the activities of all factional organizations and small groups, and oppose the two-faced behavior and all conspiracies and tricks.
(6) Effectively carry out criticism and self-criticism, have the courage to expose and correct words and deeds that violate the Party's principles and shortcomings and mistakes in work, and resolutely fight against negative corruption.
(7) Close contact with the masses, publicize the party's propositions to the masses, consult with the masses in case of incidents, promptly reflect the masses' opinions and demands to the party, and safeguard the legitimate interests of the masses.
(8) Carry forward the new socialist fashion, take the lead in practicing the socialist core values and the socialist concept of honor and disgrace, advocate communist morality, carry forward the traditional virtues of the Chinese nation, and stand up in all difficulties and dangers in order to protect the interests of the country and the people , fighting bravely, not afraid of sacrifice.
Article 4 Party members enjoy the following rights:
(1) Participate in relevant party meetings, read relevant party documents, and receive party education and training.
(2) Participate in discussions on party policy issues at party meetings and in party newspapers and journals.
(3) Suggestions and proposals for the work of the party.
(4) Criticize any Party organization and any Party member in a well-founded manner at a Party meeting, and responsibly expose and report to the Party the fact that any Party organization or any Party member violates the law and discipline, demands punishment of any Party member who violates the law and discipline, and demands the dismissal or disciplinary action of any Party member. Remove incompetent cadres.
(5) Exercise the right to vote, vote, and have the right to be elected.
(6) When the party organization discusses and decides on party disciplinary sanctions or appraisals of party members, he has the right to participate in and defend himself, and other party members can testify and defend him.
(7) If there is any disagreement with the Party's resolutions and policies, on the premise of resolute implementation, they may declare their reservations, and they may submit their opinions to the higher-level Party organizations up to the Central Committee.
(8) To submit requests, appeals and accusations to higher-level Party organizations up to the Central Committee, and to require relevant organizations to give responsible replies.
No Party organization at any level up to the Central Committee has the right to deprive Party members of the above-mentioned rights.
Article 5 When developing party members, political standards must be put first, and the principle of individual absorption must be adhered to through party branches.
Those applying to join the party must fill in the party's volunteer form, and must have two official party members as introducers. They must pass the branch meeting and the approval of the higher-level party organization, and go through a preliminary inspection before becoming a full-fledged party member.
The introducer should carefully understand the applicant's thinking, quality, experience and work performance, explain the party's program and the party's charter to him, explain the conditions, obligations and rights of party members, and make a responsible report to the party organization.
The Party branch committee should pay attention to soliciting the opinions of the relevant people inside and outside the Party, and conduct a strict review of those who apply for membership in the Party.
Before approving the applicant to join the party, the higher-level party organization should send someone to talk with him to gain further understanding and help him improve his understanding of the party.
Under special circumstances, the Party Central Committee and provincial, autonomous region and municipal committees may directly accept Party members.
Article 6 Prospective party members must take the oath to join the party facing the party flag.
The oath is as follows: I volunteer to join the Communist Party of China, support the party's program, abide by the party's constitution, fulfill the obligations of party members, implement the party's decisions, strictly abide by the party's discipline, keep the party's secrets, be loyal to the party, work actively, and strive for communism for life , ready to sacrifice everything for the party and the people, and never betray the party.
Article 7 The preparatory period for probationary party members is one year.
Party organizations should conscientiously educate and inspect prospective Party members.
The duties of probationary party members are the same as those of regular party members.
The rights of probationary party members are the same as those of regular party members, except that they do not have the right to vote, vote and stand for election.
When the probationary period for a probationary party member expires, the party branch should promptly discuss whether he can become a full-fledged party member.
Conscientiously perform party membership obligations and meet the party membership requirements, they should be converted into full party members on time; if they need to continue inspection and education, the preparatory period can be extended, but it cannot exceed one year; if they do not fulfill their party membership obligations and do not meet the party membership requirements, their qualifications for probationary party members should be cancelled. .
The conversion of probationary party members into full-fledged party members, or the extension of the probationary period, or the cancellation of the qualifications of probationary party members, shall be discussed and approved by the branch meeting and approved by the higher-level party organization.
The probationary period of a probationary party member starts from the date when the branch meeting approves him as a probationary party member.
A party member's party age shall be counted from the day when the probationary period expires and he becomes a full-fledged party member.
第八条 每个党员，不论职务高低，都必须编入党的一个支部、小组或其他特定组织，参加党的组织生活，接受党内外群众的监督。党员领导干部还必须参加党委、党组的民主生活会。不允许有任何不参加党的组织生活、不接受党内外群众监督的特殊党员。
第九条 党员有退党的自由。党员要求退党，应当经支部大会讨论后宣布除名，并报上级党组织备案。
党员缺乏革命意志，不履行党员义务，不符合党员条件，党的支部应当对他进行教育，要求他限期改正；经教育仍无转变的，应当劝他退党。劝党员退党，应当经支部大会讨论决定，并报上级党组织批准。如被劝告退党的党员坚持不退，应当提交支部大会讨论，决定把他除名，并报上级党组织批准。
党员如果没有正当理由，连续六个月不参加党的组织生活，或不交纳党费，或不做党所分配的工作，就被认为是自行脱党。支部大会应当决定把这样的党员除名，并报上级党组织批准。
第二章 党的组织制度
第十条 党是根据自己的纲领和章程，按照民主集中制组织起来的统一整体。党的民主集中制的基本原则是：
(一)党员个人服从党的组织，少数服从多数，下级组织服从上级组织，全党各个组织和全体党员服从党的全国代表大会和中央委员会。
(二)党的各级领导机关，除它们派出的代表机关和在非党组织中的党组外，都由选举产生。
(三)党的最高领导机关，是党的全国代表大会和它所产生的中央委员会。党的地方各级领导机关，是党的地方各级代表大会和它们所产生的委员会。党的各级委员会向同级的代表大会负责并报告工作。
(四)党的上级组织要经常听取下级组织和党员群众的意见，及时解决他们提出的问题。党的下级组织既要向上级组织请示和报告工作，又要独立负责地解决自己职责范围内的问题。上下级组织之间要互通情报、互相支持和互相监督。党的各级组织要按规定实行党务公开，使党员对党内事务有更多的了解和参与。
(五)党的各级委员会实行集体领导和个人分工负责相结合的制度。凡属重大问题都要按照集体领导、民主集中、个别酝酿、会议决定的原则，由党的委员会集体讨论，作出决定；委员会成员要根据集体的决定和分工，切实履行自己的职责。
(六)党禁止任何形式的个人崇拜。要保证党的领导人的活动处于党和人民的监督之下，同时维护一切代表党和人民利益的领导人的威信。
第十一条 党的各级代表大会的代表和委员会的产生，要体现选举人的意志。选举采用无记名投票的方式。候选人名单要由党组织和选举人充分酝酿讨论。可以直接采用候选人数多于应选人数的差额选举办法进行正式选举。也可以先采用差额选举办法进行预选，产生候选人名单，然后进行正式选举。选举人有了解候选人情况、要求改变候选人、不选任何一个候选人和另选他人的权利。任何组织和个人不得以任何方式强迫选举人选举或不选举某个人。
党的地方各级代表大会和基层代表大会的选举，如果发生违反党章的情况，上一级党的委员会在调查核实后，应作出选举无效和采取相应措施的决定，并报再上一级党的委员会审查批准，正式宣布执行。
党的各级代表大会代表实行任期制。
第十二条 党的中央和地方各级委员会在必要时召集代表会议，讨论和决定需要及时解决的重大问题。代表会议代表的名额和产生办法，由召集代表会议的委员会决定。
第十三条 凡是成立党的新组织，或是撤销党的原有组织，必须由上级党组织决定。
在党的地方各级代表大会和基层代表大会闭会期间，上级党的组织认为有必要时，可以调动或者指派下级党组织的负责人。
党的中央和地方各级委员会可以派出代表机关。
第十四条 党的中央和省、自治区、直辖市委员会实行巡视制度，在一届任期内，对所管理的地方、部门、企事业单位党组织实现巡视全覆盖。
中央有关部委和国家机关部门党组(党委)根据工作需要，开展巡视工作。
党的市(地、州、盟)和县(市、区、旗)委员会建立巡察制度。
第十五条 党的各级领导机关，对同下级组织有关的重要问题作出决定时，在通常情况下，要征求下级组织的意见。要保证下级组织能够正常行使他们的职权。凡属应由下级组织处理的问题，如无特殊情况，上级领导机关不要干预。
第十六条 有关全国性的重大政策问题，只有党中央有权作出决定，各部门、各地方的党组织可以向中央提出建议，但不得擅自作出决定和对外发表主张。
党的下级组织必须坚决执行上级组织的决定。下级组织如果认为上级组织的决定不符合本地区、本部门的实际情况，可以请求改变；如果上级组织坚持原决定，下级组织必须执行，并不得公开发表不同意见，但有权向再上一级组织报告。
党的各级组织的报刊和其他宣传工具，必须宣传党的路线、方针、政策和决议。
第十七条 党组织讨论决定问题，必须执行少数服从多数的原则。决定重要问题，要进行表决。对于少数人的不同意见，应当认真考虑。如对重要问题发生争论，双方人数接近，除了在紧急情况下必须按多数意见执行外，应当暂缓作出决定，进一步调查研究，交换意见，下次再表决；在特殊情况下，也可将争论情况向上级组织报告，请求裁决。
党员个人代表党组织发表重要主张，如果超出党组织已有决定的范围，必须提交所在的党组织讨论决定，或向上级党组织请示。任何党员不论职务高低，都不能个人决定重大问题；如遇紧急情况，必须由个人作出决定时，事后要迅速向党组织报告。不允许任何领导人实行个人专断和把个人凌驾于组织之上。
第十八条 党的中央、地方和基层组织，都必须重视党的建设，经常讨论和检查党的宣传工作、教育工作、组织工作、纪律检查工作、群众工作、统一战线工作等，注意研究党内外的思想政治状况。
第三章 党的中央组织
第十九条 党的全国代表大会每五年举行一次，由中央委员会召集。中央委员会认为有必要，或者有三分之一以上的省一级组织提出要求，全国代表大会可以提前举行；如无非常情况，不得延期举行。
全国代表大会代表的名额和选举办法，由中央委员会决定。
第二十条 党的全国代表大会的职权是：
(一)听取和审查中央委员会的报告；
(二)审查中央纪律检查委员会的报告；
(三)讨论并决定党的重大问题；
(四)修改党的章程；
(五)选举中央委员会；
(六)选举中央纪律检查委员会。
第二十一条 党的全国代表会议的职权是：讨论和决定重大问题；调整和增选中央委员会、中央纪律检查委员会的部分成员。调整和增选中央委员及候补中央委员的数额，不得超过党的全国代表大会选出的中央委员及候补中央委员各自总数的五分之一。
第二十二条 党的中央委员会每届任期五年。全国代表大会如提前或延期举行，它的任期相应地改变。中央委员会委员和候补委员必须有五年以上的党龄。中央委员会委员和候补委员的名额，由全国代表大会决定。中央委员会委员出缺，由中央委员会候补委员按照得票多少依次递补。
中央委员会全体会议由中央政治局召集，每年至少举行一次。中央政治局向中央委员会全体会议报告工作，接受监督。
在全国代表大会闭会期间，中央委员会执行全国代表大会的决议，领导党的全部工作，对外代表中国共产党。
第二十三条 党的中央政治局、中央政治局常务委员会和中央委员会总书记，由中央委员会全体会议选举。中央委员会总书记必须从中央政治局常务委员会委员中产生。
中央政治局和它的常务委员会在中央委员会全体会议闭会期间，行使中央委员会的职权。
中央书记处是中央政治局和它的常务委员会的办事机构；成员由中央政治局常务委员会提名，中央委员会全体会议通过。
中央委员会总书记负责召集中央政治局会议和中央政治局常务委员会会议，并主持中央书记处的工作。
党的中央军事委员会组成人员由中央委员会决定，中央军事委员会实行主席负责制。
每届中央委员会产生的中央领导机构和中央领导人，在下届全国代表大会开会期间，继续主持党的经常工作，直到下届中央委员会产生新的中央领导机构和中央领导人为止。
第二十四条 中国人民解放军的党组织，根据中央委员会的指示进行工作。中央军事委员会负责军队中党的工作和政治工作，对军队中党的组织体制和机构作出规定。
第四章 党的地方组织
第二十五条 党的省、自治区、直辖市的代表大会，设区的市和自治州的代表大会，县(旗)、自治县、不设区的市和市辖区的代表大会，每五年举行一次。
党的地方各级代表大会由同级党的委员会召集。在特殊情况下，经上一级委员会批准，可以提前或延期举行。
党的地方各级代表大会代表的名额和选举办法，由同级党的委员会决定，并报上一级党的委员会批准。
第二十六条 党的地方各级代表大会的职权是：
(一)听取和审查同级委员会的报告；
(二)审查同级纪律检查委员会的报告；
(三)讨论本地区范围内的重大问题并作出决议；
(四)选举同级党的委员会，选举同级党的纪律检查委员会。
第二十七条 党的省、自治区、直辖市、设区的市和自治州的委员会，每届任期五年。这些委员会的委员和候补委员必须有五年以上的党龄。
党的县(旗)、自治县、不设区的市和市辖区的委员会，每届任期五年。这些委员会的委员和候补委员必须有三年以上的党龄。
党的地方各级代表大会如提前或延期举行，由它选举的委员会的任期相应地改变。
党的地方各级委员会的委员和候补委员的名额，分别由上一级委员会决定。党的地方各级委员会委员出缺，由候补委员按照得票多少依次递补。
党的地方各级委员会全体会议，每年至少召开两次。
党的地方各级委员会在代表大会闭会期间，执行上级党组织的指示和同级党代表大会的决议，领导本地方的工作，定期向上级党的委员会报告工作。
第二十八条 党的地方各级委员会全体会议，选举常务委员会和书记、副书记，并报上级党的委员会批准。党的地方各级委员会的常务委员会，在委员会全体会议闭会期间，行使委员会职权；在下届代表大会开会期间，继续主持经常工作，直到新的常务委员会产生为止。
党的地方各级委员会的常务委员会定期向委员会全体会议报告工作，接受监督。
第二十九条 党的地区委员会和相当于地区委员会的组织，是党的省、自治区委员会在几个县、自治县、市范围内派出的代表机关。它根据省、自治区委员会的授权，领导本地区的工作。
第五章 党的基层组织
第三十条 企业、农村、机关、学校、医院、科研院所、街道社区、社会组织、人民解放军连队和其他基层单位，凡是有正式党员三人以上的，都应当成立党的基层组织。
党的基层组织，根据工作需要和党员人数，经上级党组织批准，分别设立党的基层委员会、总支部委员会、支部委员会。基层委员会由党员大会或代表大会选举产生，总支部委员会和支部委员会由党员大会选举产生，提出委员候选人要广泛征求党员和群众的意见。
第三十一条 党的基层委员会、总支部委员会、支部委员会每届任期三年至五年。基层委员会、总支部委员会、支部委员会的书记、副书记选举产生后，应报上级党组织批准。
第三十二条 党的基层组织是党在社会基层组织中的战斗堡垒，是党的全部工作和战斗力的基础。它的基本任务是：
(一)宣传和执行党的路线、方针、政策，宣传和执行党中央、上级组织和本组织的决议，充分发挥党员的先锋模范作用，积极创先争优，团结、组织党内外的干部和群众，努力完成本单位所担负的任务。
(二)组织党员认真学习马克思列宁主义、毛泽东思想、邓小平理论、“三个代表”重要思想、科学发展观、习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想，推进“两学一做”学习教育、党史学习教育常态化制度化，学习党的路线、方针、政策和决议，学习党的基本知识，学习科学、文化、法律和业务知识。
(三)对党员进行教育、管理、监督和服务，提高党员素质，坚定理想信念，增强党性，严格党的组织生活，开展批评和自我批评，维护和执行党的纪律，监督党员切实履行义务，保障党员的权利不受侵犯。加强和改进流动党员管理。
(四)密切联系群众，经常了解群众对党员、党的工作的批评和意见，维护群众的正当权利和利益，做好群众的思想政治工作。
(五)充分发挥党员和群众的积极性创造性，发现、培养和推荐他们中间的优秀人才，鼓励和支持他们在改革开放和社会主义现代化建设中贡献自己的聪明才智。
(六)对要求入党的积极分子进行教育和培养，做好经常性的发展党员工作，重视在生产、工作第一线和青年中发展党员。
(七)监督党员干部和其他任何工作人员严格遵守国家法律法规，严格遵守国家的财政经济法规和人事制度，不得侵占国家、集体和群众的利益。
(八)教育党员和群众自觉抵制不良倾向，坚决同各种违纪违法行为作斗争。
第三十三条 街道、乡、镇党的基层委员会和村、社区党组织，统一领导本地区基层各类组织和各项工作，加强基层社会治理，支持和保证行政组织、经济组织和群众性自治组织充分行使职权。
国有企业党委(党组)发挥领导作用，把方向、管大局、保落实，依照规定讨论和决定企业重大事项。国有企业和集体企业中党的基层组织，围绕企业生产经营开展工作。保证监督党和国家的方针、政策在本企业的贯彻执行；支持股东会、董事会、监事会和经理(厂长)依法行使职权；全心全意依靠职工群众，支持职工代表大会开展工作；参与企业重大问题的决策；加强党组织的自身建设，领导思想政治工作、精神文明建设、统一战线工作和工会、共青团、妇女组织等群团组织。
非公有制经济组织中党的基层组织，贯彻党的方针政策，引导和监督企业遵守国家的法律法规，领导工会、共青团等群团组织，团结凝聚职工群众，维护各方的合法权益，促进企业健康发展。
社会组织中党的基层组织，宣传和执行党的路线、方针、政策，领导工会、共青团等群团组织，教育管理党员，引领服务群众，推动事业发展。
实行行政领导人负责制的事业单位中党的基层组织，发挥战斗堡垒作用。实行党委领导下的行政领导人负责制的事业单位中党的基层组织，对重大问题进行讨论和作出决定，同时保证行政领导人充分行使自己的职权。
各级党和国家机关中党的基层组织，协助行政负责人完成任务，改进工作，对包括行政负责人在内的每个党员进行教育、管理、监督，不领导本单位的业务工作。
第三十四条 党支部是党的基础组织，担负直接教育党员、管理党员、监督党员和组织群众、宣传群众、凝聚群众、服务群众的职责。
第六章 党的干部
第三十五条 党的干部是党的事业的骨干，是人民的公仆，要做到忠诚干净担当。党按照德才兼备、以德为先的原则选拔干部，坚持五湖四海、任人唯贤，坚持事业为上、公道正派，反对任人唯亲，努力实现干部队伍的革命化、年轻化、知识化、专业化。
党重视教育、培训、选拔、考核和监督干部，特别是培养、选拔优秀年轻干部。积极推进干部制度改革。
党重视培养、选拔女干部和少数民族干部。
第三十六条 党的各级领导干部必须信念坚定、为民服务、勤政务实、敢于担当、清正廉洁，模范地履行本章程第三条所规定的党员的各项义务，并且必须具备以下的基本条件：
(一)具有履行职责所需要的马克思列宁主义、毛泽东思想、邓小平理论、“三个代表”重要思想、科学发展观的水平，带头贯彻落实习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想，努力用马克思主义的立场、观点、方法分析和解决实际问题，坚持讲学习、讲政治、讲正气，经得起各种风浪的考验。
(二)具有共产主义远大理想和中国特色社会主义坚定信念，坚决执行党的基本路线和各项方针、政策，立志改革开放，献身现代化事业，在社会主义建设中艰苦创业，树立正确政绩观，做出经得起实践、人民、历史检验的实绩。
(三)坚持解放思想，实事求是，与时俱进，开拓创新，认真调查研究，能够把党的方针、政策同本地区、本部门的实际相结合，卓有成效地开展工作，讲实话，办实事，求实效。
(四)有强烈的革命事业心和政治责任感，有实践经验，有胜任领导工作的组织能力、文化水平和专业知识。
(五)正确行使人民赋予的权力，坚持原则，依法办事，清正廉洁，勤政为民，以身作则，艰苦朴素，密切联系群众，坚持党的群众路线，自觉地接受党和群众的批评和监督，加强道德修养，讲党性、重品行、作表率，做到自重、自省、自警、自励，反对形式主义、官僚主义、享乐主义和奢靡之风，反对特权思想和特权现象，反对任何滥用职权、谋求私利的行为。
(六)坚持和维护党的民主集中制，有民主作风，有全局观念，善于团结同志，包括团结同自己有不同意见的同志一道工作。
第三十七条 党员干部要善于同党外干部合作共事，尊重他们，虚心学习他们的长处。
党的各级组织要善于发现和推荐有真才实学的党外干部担任领导工作，保证他们有职有权，充分发挥他们的作用。
第三十八条 党的各级领导干部，无论是由民主选举产生的，或是由领导机关任命的，他们的职务都不是终身的，都可以变动或解除。
年龄和健康状况不适宜于继续担任工作的干部，应当按照国家的规定退、离休。
第七章 党的纪律
第三十九条 党的纪律是党的各级组织和全体党员必须遵守的行为规则，是维护党的团结统一、完成党的任务的保证。党组织必须严格执行和维护党的纪律，共产党员必须自觉接受党的纪律的约束。
第四十条 党的纪律主要包括政治纪律、组织纪律、廉洁纪律、群众纪律、工作纪律、生活纪律。
坚持惩前毖后、治病救人，执纪必严、违纪必究，抓早抓小、防微杜渐，按照错误性质和情节轻重，给以批评教育、责令检查、诫勉直至纪律处分。运用监督执纪“四种形态”，让“红红脸、出出汗”成为常态，党纪处分、组织调整成为管党治党的重要手段，严重违纪、严重触犯刑律的党员必须开除党籍。
党内严格禁止用违反党章和国家法律的手段对待党员，严格禁止打击报复和诬告陷害。违反这些规定的组织或个人必须受到党的纪律和国家法律的追究。
第四十一条 对党员的纪律处分有五种：警告、严重警告、撤销党内职务、留党察看、开除党籍。
留党察看最长不超过两年。党员在留党察看期间没有表决权、选举权和被选举权。党员经过留党察看，确已改正错误的，应当恢复其党员的权利；坚持错误不改的，应当开除党籍。
开除党籍是党内的最高处分。各级党组织在决定或批准开除党员党籍的时候，应当全面研究有关的材料和意见，采取十分慎重的态度。
第四十二条 对党员的纪律处分，必须经过支部大会讨论决定，报党的基层委员会批准；如果涉及的问题比较重要或复杂，或给党员以开除党籍的处分，应分别不同情况，报县级或县级以上党的纪律检查委员会审查批准。在特殊情况下，县级和县级以上各级党的委员会和纪律检查委员会有权直接决定给党员以纪律处分。
对党的中央委员会委员、候补委员，给以警告、严重警告处分，由中央纪律检查委员会常务委员会审议后，报党中央批准。对地方各级党的委员会委员、候补委员，给以警告、严重警告处分，应由上一级纪律检查委员会批准，并报它的同级党的委员会备案。
对党的中央委员会和地方各级委员会的委员、候补委员，给以撤销党内职务、留党察看或开除党籍的处分，必须由本人所在的委员会全体会议三分之二以上的多数决定。在全体会议闭会期间，可以先由中央政治局和地方各级委员会常务委员会作出处理决定，待召开委员会全体会议时予以追认。对地方各级委员会委员和候补委员的上述处分，必须经过上级纪律检查委员会常务委员会审议，由这一级纪律检查委员会报同级党的委员会批准。
严重触犯刑律的中央委员会委员、候补委员，由中央政治局决定开除其党籍；严重触犯刑律的地方各级委员会委员、候补委员，由同级委员会常务委员会决定开除其党籍。
第四十三条 党组织对党员作出处分决定，应当实事求是地查清事实。处分决定所依据的事实材料和处分决定必须同本人见面，听取本人说明情况和申辩。如果本人对处分决定不服，可以提出申诉，有关党组织必须负责处理或者迅速转递，不得扣压。对于确属坚持错误意见和无理要求的人，要给以批评教育。
第四十四条 党组织如果在维护党的纪律方面失职，必须问责。
对于严重违犯党的纪律、本身又不能纠正的党组织，上一级党的委员会在查明核实后，应根据情节严重的程度，作出进行改组或予以解散的决定，并报再上一级党的委员会审查批准，正式宣布执行。
第八章 党的纪律检查机关
第四十五条 党的中央纪律检查委员会在党的中央委员会领导下进行工作。党的地方各级纪律检查委员会和基层纪律检查委员会在同级党的委员会和上级纪律检查委员会双重领导下进行工作。上级党的纪律检查委员会加强对下级纪律检查委员会的领导。
党的各级纪律检查委员会每届任期和同级党的委员会相同。
党的中央纪律检查委员会全体会议，选举常务委员会和书记、副书记，并报党的中央委员会批准。党的地方各级纪律检查委员会全体会议，选举常务委员会和书记、副书记，并由同级党的委员会通过，报上级党的委员会批准。党的基层委员会是设立纪律检查委员会，还是设立纪律检查委员，由它的上一级党组织根据具体情况决定。党的总支部委员会和支部委员会设纪律检查委员。
党的中央和地方纪律检查委员会向同级党和国家机关全面派驻党的纪律检查组，按照规定向有关国有企业、事业单位派驻党的纪律检查组。纪律检查组组长参加驻在单位党的领导组织的有关会议。他们的工作必须受到该单位党的领导组织的支持。
第四十六条 党的各级纪律检查委员会是党内监督专责机关，主要任务是：维护党的章程和其他党内法规，检查党的路线、方针、政策和决议的执行情况，协助党的委员会推进全面从严治党、加强党风建设和组织协调反腐败工作，推动完善党和国家监督体系。
党的各级纪律检查委员会的职责是监督、执纪、问责，要经常对党员进行遵守纪律的教育，作出关于维护党纪的决定；对党的组织和党员领导干部履行职责、行使权力进行监督，受理处置党员群众检举举报，开展谈话提醒、约谈函询；检查和处理党的组织和党员违反党的章程和其他党内法规的比较重要或复杂的案件，决定或取消对这些案件中的党员的处分；进行问责或提出责任追究的建议；受理党员的控告和申诉；保障党员的权利。
各级纪律检查委员会要把处理特别重要或复杂的案件中的问题和处理的结果，向同级党的委员会报告。党的地方各级纪律检查委员会和基层纪律检查委员会要同时向上级纪律检查委员会报告。
各级纪律检查委员会发现同级党的委员会委员有违犯党的纪律的行为，可以先进行初步核实，如果需要立案检查的，应当在向同级党的委员会报告的同时向上一级纪律检查委员会报告；涉及常务委员的，报告上一级纪律检查委员会，由上一级纪律检查委员会进行初步核实，需要审查的，由上一级纪律检查委员会报它的同级党的委员会批准。
第四十七条 上级纪律检查委员会有权检查下级纪律检查委员会的工作，并且有权批准和改变下级纪律检查委员会对于案件所作的决定。如果所要改变的该下级纪律检查委员会的决定，已经得到它的同级党的委员会的批准，这种改变必须经过它的上一级党的委员会批准。
党的地方各级纪律检查委员会和基层纪律检查委员会如果对同级党的委员会处理案件的决定有不同意见，可以请求上一级纪律检查委员会予以复查；如果发现同级党的委员会或它的成员有违犯党的纪律的情况，在同级党的委员会不给予解决或不给予正确解决的时候，有权向上级纪律检查委员会提出申诉，请求协助处理。
第九章 党组
第四十八条 在中央和地方国家机关、人民团体、经济组织、文化组织和其他非党组织的领导机关中，可以成立党组。党组发挥领导作用。党组的任务，主要是负责贯彻执行党的路线、方针、政策；加强对本单位党的建设的领导，履行全面从严治党责任；讨论和决定本单位的重大问题；做好干部管理工作；讨论和决定基层党组织设置调整和发展党员、处分党员等重要事项；团结党外干部和群众，完成党和国家交给的任务；领导机关和直属单位党组织的工作。
第四十九条 党组的成员，由批准成立党组的党组织决定。党组设书记，必要时还可以设副书记。
党组必须服从批准它成立的党组织领导。
第五十条 在对下属单位实行集中统一领导的国家工作部门和有关单位的领导机关中，可以建立党委，党委的产生办法、职权和工作任务，由中央另行规定。
第十章 党和共产主义青年团的关系
第五十一条 中国共产主义青年团是中国共产党领导的先进青年的群团组织，是广大青年在实践中学习中国特色社会主义和共产主义的学校，是党的助手和后备军。共青团中央委员会受党中央委员会领导。共青团的地方各级组织受同级党的委员会领导，同时受共青团上级组织领导。
第五十二条 党的各级委员会要加强对共青团的领导，注意团的干部的选拔和培训。党要坚决支持共青团根据广大青年的特点和需要，生动活泼地、富于创造性地进行工作，充分发挥团的突击队作用和联系广大青年的桥梁作用。
团的县级和县级以下各级委员会书记，企业事业单位的团委员会书记，是党员的，可以列席同级党的委员会和常务委员会的会议。
第十一章 党徽党旗
第五十三条 中国共产党党徽为镰刀和锤头组成的图案。
第五十四条 中国共产党党旗为旗面缀有金黄色党徽图案的红旗。
第五十五条 中国共产党的党徽党旗是中国共产党的象征和标志。党的各级组织和每一个党员都要维护党徽党旗的尊严。要按照规定制作和使用党徽党旗。