XI JINPING was re-elected on Friday and will be returning to office for a third term as President of the People’s Republic of China and as Chairman of the Central Military Commission.

The elections took place at the third plenary session of the 14th National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in China’s capital, Beijing.

President Xi Jinping received 2,952 votes in his favour, making him the longest serving Head of State in China’s history.

The voting process was also witnessed by hundreds of journalists from China and around the world, including a representative from Guyana, in the Great Hall of the People, where President Xi Jinping made a public pledge of allegiance to the Chinese Constitution and resounding ovations from the top legislators.

Among other leaders elected were China’s Vice President Han Zheng and Chairman of China’s 14th National People’s Congress Standing Committee Zhao Lejie.

In China, voters are represented in the National People’s Congress by Deputies (or representatives) whom they elected based on competence and a track record of good leadership to the people’s congress at various levels, including from the armed forces, special administrative regions, and ethnic self-government areas.