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China’s ruling Communist Party on Sunday set the stage for President Xi Jinping to stay in office indefinitely, with a proposal to remove a constitutional clause limiting presidential service to just two terms in office.
The announcement, carried by state news agency Xinhua said, the proposal had been made by the party’s Central Committee, the largest of its elite ruling bodies.
It said, the proposal also covers the vice president position.
Xinhua said, the Communist Party of China Central Committee proposed to remove the expression that the President and Vice-President of the People’s Republic of China shall serve no more than two consecutive terms’ from the country’s Constitution.
Constitutional reform needs to be approved by parliament. That is stacked with members chosen for their loyalty to the party, meaning the reform will not be blocked.
