First session of the 13th National People's Congress

2018 National People's Congress
第十三届全国人民代表大会第一次会议
*Dì-shísān Jiè Quánguó Rénmín Dàibiǎo Dàhuì Dì-yīcì Huìyì*
_{1st plenary session of the}
_{13th National People's Congress}

5 March – 20 March
2018 National People's Congress; 第十三届全国人民代表大会第一次会议; Dì-shísān Jiè Quánguó Rénmín Dàibiǎo Dàhuì Dì-yīcì Huìyì; 1st plenary session of the ; 13th National People's Congress; ; 5 March – 20 March;
President
President	Premier
Xi Jinping	Li Keqiang
since; 14 March 2013	since; 15 March 2013
President-elect
President-elect	Premier-elect
Xi Jinping	Li Keqiang
since; 17 March 2018	since; 18 March 2018
Website
	2018 NPC official website
	← 2017; National People's Congress; 2019 →;

The first session of the 13th National People's Congress was held in March 2018 at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China. The session opened on 5 March^[1] and concluded on 20 March.^[2] Major state positions were elected in this session.

The Chinese Communist Party proposed amending the country's constitution, for the first time after 2004,^[3] including writing Scientific Outlook on Development and Xi Jinping Thought into the Preamble,^[4] and removing the provision that the President and Vice President "shall serve no more than two consecutive terms" from the Constitution.^[5] Amending the Constitution of China requires a majority vote of two-thirds of all the deputies to the Congress.^[6] On 11 March 2018, the Congress passed the amendment in the third plenary meeting of this session,^[7] attended by 2,964 out of 2,980 deputies, with 2,958 votes for, two against, three abstaining, and one void.^[8]^[9]

On 17 March 2018, Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, was unanimously re-elected as the President of the People's Republic of China and the Chairman of the Central Military Commission,^[10] and Li Zhanshu was elected as the Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.^[11]

Li Keqiang was nominated as the Premier by President Xi Jinping and approved by the Congress on 18 March 2018.^[12] Han Zheng, Sun Chunlan, Hu Chunhua and Liu He are nominated as the Vice Premiers by Premier Li Keqiang and approved by the Congress on 19 March 2018.^[13]

Voting results

State positions

NPCSC Chairman Election				NPCSC Secretary-general Election
Candidates	For	Against	Abstain	Candidates	For	Against	Abstain
Li Zhanshu	2980	0	0	Yang Zhenwu	2980	0	0
Presidential Election				Vice-Presidential Election
Candidates	For	Against	Abstain	Candidates	For	Against	Abstain
Xi Jinping	2980	0	0	Wang Qishan	2969	1	0
NPCSC Vice-Chairmen Election				NSC Director Election
Candidates	For	Against	Abstain	Candidates	For	Against	Abstain
Wang Chen	2980	0	0	Yang Xiaodu	2969	1	0
Cao Jianming	2980	0	0
Zhang Chunxian	2979	1	0
Shen Yueyue	2979	1	0
Ji Bingxuan	2980	0	0
Arken Imirbaki	2980	0	0
Wan Exiang	2980	0	0
Chen Zhu	2980	0	0	Liu Yuan	2	0	0
Wang Dongming	2979	1	0
Padma Choling	2980	0	0
Ding Zhongli	2978	1	1
Hao Mingjin	2980	0	0
Cai Dafeng	2979	1	0
Wu Weihua	2980	0	0
Premierial Election				Vice-Premierial Election
Li Keqiang	2964	2	0	Han Zheng	2976	4	0
				Sun Chunlan	2956	5	8
				Hu Chunhua	2979	0	1
				Liu He	2964	3	2
CMC Chairmanship Election				CMC Vice-Chairmanship Election
Candidates	For	Against	Abstain	Candidates	For	Against	Abstain
Xi Jinping	2980	0	0	Xu Qiliang	2962	0	4
Xi Jinping	2980	0	0	Zhang Youxia	2963	2	1
Supreme Court President Election				Procurator-general Election
Candidates	For	Against	Abstain	Candidates	For	Against	Abstain
Zhou Qiang	2956	5	5	Zhang Jun	2951	5	10

Resolutions

Topic	For	Against	Abstain	Rate
Premier Li Keqiang's Government Work Report	2,956	3	3	99.80%
State Council Institutional Reform Plan	2,966	2	2	99.87%
Report on the Implementation of the 2017 National Economic and Social Development Plan and the 2018 Draft Plan	2,902	41	19	97.97%
Report on the Execution of the Central and Local Budgets for 2017 and on the Draft Central and Local Budgets for 2018	2,838	87	37	95.81%
Amendment to the Constitution	2,958	2	3	99.83%
Supervision Law	2,914	28	18	98.45%
Chairman Zhang Dejiang's NPCSC Work Report	2,922	22	18	98.65%
Chief Justice Zhou Qiang's Supreme People's Court Work Report	2,806	132	23	94.77%
Procurator-General Cao Jianming's Supreme People's Procuratorate Work Report	2,781	138	43	93.89%

Elected Members

Below is the number of deputies elected from each delegation.

Constituency	Communist	Jiusan	DL	CNDCA	CAPD	Peasants and Workers	Left Kuomintang	Zhi Gong	Taiwan League	Independent	Total
Constituency											Total
Anhui	75	3	3	3	2	4	2	3	0	17	112
Beijing	32	2	1	2	3	1	1	2	0	10	54
Chongqing	43	1	1	4	1	1	1	1	0	7	60
Fujian	44	1	2	1	3	2	2	1	3	10	69
Gansu	40	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	11	53
Guangdong	112	4	1	2	1	2	1	2	1	35	161
Guangxi	61	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	0	15	89
Guizhou	53	1	1	2	3	1	1	1	0	9	72
Hainan	22	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	25
Hebei	78	4	5	3	2	4	2	0	0	26	124
Heilongjiang	67	1	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	14	91
Henan	126	3	4	5	2	2	3	3	0	23	171
Hong Kong	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	36	36
Hubei	91	3	2	3	5	3	1	1	1	8	118
Hunan	76	3	1	1	2	2	2	2	0	28	117
Inner Mongolia	47	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	4	57
Jiangsu	107	1	5	4	4	1	1	3	1	22	149
Jiangxi	61	2	3	2	2	2	2	0	0	6	80
Jilin	51	1	1	1	2	1	3	0	0	3	63
Liaoning	72	6	3	0	2	4	0	2	0	12	101
Macau	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	12
Ningxia	16	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	21
People's Liberation Army	294	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	294
Qinghai	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	20
Shaanxi	49	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	0	5	67
Shandong	123	7	4	5	4	2	5	4	0	20	174
Shanghai	38	3	4	1	1	2	1	1	1	6	58
Shanxi	51	2	1	1	1	2	2	0	0	9	69
Sichuan	104	5	5	3	4	6	2	4	0	14	147
Taiwan	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	3	13
Tianjin	27	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	0	5	41
Tibet	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	19
Xinjiang	49	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	10	60
Yunnan	63	1	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	22	90
Zhejiang	65	4	1	2	3	3	1	1	0	13	93
Total	2,175	64	58	56	54	54	44	38	11	426	2,980

Source:^[14]

References

^ "China's national legislature starts annual session". National People's Congress. 5 March 2018. Archived from the original on 6 March 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
^ "China's national legislature holds closing meeting". Xinhuanet. 20 March 2018. Archived from the original on March 20, 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
^ "China to drop presidential term limits, clearing way for Xi Jinping to stay on". CNN.com. 25 February 2018. Archived from the original on 11 August 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
^ "Xi Jinping thought proposed to be included in Constitution". Xinhuanet. 25 February 2018. Archived from the original on February 25, 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
^ "China Focus: Proposed constitutional amendment package unveiled". Xinhuanet. 25 February 2018. Archived from the original on February 25, 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
^ Article 64 of the Constitution of the People's Republic of China.
^ "China's national legislature adopts constitutional amendment". Xinhuanet. 11 March 2018. Archived from the original on March 11, 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
^ "十三届全国人大一次会议举行第三次全体会议" (in Chinese). Sina.com.cn. 11 March 2018. Archived from the original on 10 August 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
^ "習近平可延任到2023年後！人大修憲2958票通過僅2票反對" (in Chinese). Ettoday.net. 12 March 2018. Archived from the original on 11 August 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
^ "China Focus: Xi Jinping unanimously elected Chinese president, CMC chairman". Xinhuanet. 17 March 2018. Archived from the original on March 18, 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
^ "Li Zhanshu elected chairman of NPC Standing Committee". Xinhuanet. 17 March 2018. Archived from the original on March 17, 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
^ "Li Keqiang endorsed as Chinese premier". Xinhuanet. 18 March 2018. Archived from the original on March 18, 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
^ "Quick look at China's new cabinet lineup". Xinhuanet. 19 March 2018. Archived from the original on March 19, 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
^ "Demographics of the 13th NPC (Updated)". npcobserver. 1 March 2018. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.

External links

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Preceded by 2017 NPC	Annual National People's Congress Sessions of the People's Republic of China March 2018	Succeeded by 2019 NPC

[1] "China's national legislature starts annual session". National People's Congress. 5 March 2018. Archived from the original on 6 March 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2018.

[2] "China's national legislature holds closing meeting". Xinhuanet. 20 March 2018. Archived from the original on March 20, 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2018.

[3] "China to drop presidential term limits, clearing way for Xi Jinping to stay on". CNN.com. 25 February 2018. Archived from the original on 11 August 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2018.

[4] "Xi Jinping thought proposed to be included in Constitution". Xinhuanet. 25 February 2018. Archived from the original on February 25, 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2018.

[5] "China Focus: Proposed constitutional amendment package unveiled". Xinhuanet. 25 February 2018. Archived from the original on February 25, 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2018.

[6] Article 64 of the Constitution of the People's Republic of China.

[7] "China's national legislature adopts constitutional amendment". Xinhuanet. 11 March 2018. Archived from the original on March 11, 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2018.

[8] "十三届全国人大一次会议举行第三次全体会议" (in Chinese). Sina.com.cn. 11 March 2018. Archived from the original on 10 August 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2018.

[9] "習近平可延任到2023年後！人大修憲2958票通過僅2票反對" (in Chinese). Ettoday.net. 12 March 2018. Archived from the original on 11 August 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2018.

[10] "China Focus: Xi Jinping unanimously elected Chinese president, CMC chairman". Xinhuanet. 17 March 2018. Archived from the original on March 18, 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2018.

[11] "Li Zhanshu elected chairman of NPC Standing Committee". Xinhuanet. 17 March 2018. Archived from the original on March 17, 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2018.

[12] "Li Keqiang endorsed as Chinese premier". Xinhuanet. 18 March 2018. Archived from the original on March 18, 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2018.

[13] "Quick look at China's new cabinet lineup". Xinhuanet. 19 March 2018. Archived from the original on March 19, 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.

[14] "Demographics of the 13th NPC (Updated)". npcobserver. 1 March 2018. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.

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