BEIJING, Dec. 29 (APP) — China has decided to convene the first plenary session of the 11th National People’s Congress (NPC) on March 5, next year during which top state and government leaders will be elected.
The 31st meeting of the 10th NPC Standing Committee, which concluded here Saturday, passed a resolution which sets forth suggestions for the session’s agenda, the state media reported.
According to the resolution, the session, which will last for about two weeks, will elect chairman and vice chairmen of the NPC Standing Committee, and elect the country’s president and vice-president. It will decide on the list of the State Council’s premier and vice premiers, as well as state councilors and ministers for government departments, the Xinhua news agency said.
The meeting will elect chairman of the Central Military Commission of the People’s Republic of China, and heads of the Supreme People’s Court and the Supreme People’s Procuratorate.
The NPC is the highest institution through which the Chinese people exercise their state power.