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CCP Leadership Election Process

The process by which the CCP Central Committee elects the Politburo and its Standing Committee, including the role of secretive consultations, incumbent leadership decisions, and the General Secretary.

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Jan 20, 2026

How does the CCP’s Central Committee and Politburo Standing Committee selection process work in practice?

Formally, the CCP Central Committee elects the Politburo and its Standing Committee, but in practice those outcomes are engineered beforehand through secretive consultations and incumbent leadership d...