Editing Elections in China (section)

== Party control ==
Elections in China occur under a political system controlled by the [[Chinese Communist Party]] (CCP),<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":7" /><ref name=":4">{{Cite journal |last1=Landry |first1=Pierre F. |last2=Davis |first2=Deborah |last3=Wang |first3=Shiru |date=2010-06-01 |title=Elections in Rural China: Competition Without Parties |journal=[[Comparative Political Studies]] |language=en |volume=43 |issue=6 |pages=763–790 |doi=10.1177/0010414009359392 |issn=0010-4140 |s2cid=43175132}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite journal |last=Manion |first=Melanie |date=2017-03-01 |title="Good Types" in Authoritarian Elections: The Selectoral Connection in Chinese Local Congresses |journal=[[Comparative Political Studies]] |language=en |volume=50 |issue=3 |pages=362–394 |doi=10.1177/0010414014537027 |issn=0010-4140 |s2cid=155166131}}</ref> with all candidate nominations preapproved by the CCP.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name="Hernández" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite book |last=Truex |first=Rory |title=Making Autocracy Work: Representation and Responsiveness in Modern China |date=2016-10-28 |publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]] |isbn=978-1-107-17243-2 |pages=52, 111 |language=en |doi=10.1017/CBO9781316771785 |oclc=964291909}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Wallace |first=Jeremy L. |date=2016 |title=Juking the Stats? Authoritarian Information Problems in China |journal=[[British Journal of Political Science]] |language=en |volume=46 |issue=1 |pages=11–29 |doi=10.1017/S0007123414000106 |issn=0007-1234 |s2cid=154275103 |doi-access=free}}</ref> CCP regulations require members of the People's Congresses, People's Governments, and People's Courts to implement CCP recommendations (including nominations).<ref name="Lin72">{{harvnb|Lin|2011|pp=72–76}}. "Regulations on the Selection and Appointment Work of Cadres of Both CPC and Government Organs".</ref> Elected leaders remain subordinate to the corresponding CCP secretary, and most are appointed by higher-level party organizations.<ref name="Lin72" />

There are a small number of independent candidates for people's congress, particularly in neighborhoods of major cities, who sometimes campaign using [[Microblogging in China|Weibo]].<ref name="NYT">{{cite news |last=LaFraniere |first=Sharon |author-link=Sharon LaFraniere |date=October 31, 2011 |title=In China, Political Outsiders Turn to Microblog Campaigns |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/01/world/asia/political-outsiders-turn-to-microblog-campaigns-in-china.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111101142606/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/01/world/asia/political-outsiders-turn-to-microblog-campaigns-in-china.html |archive-date=November 1, 2011 |access-date=November 1, 2011 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |quote=an election that is ostensibly open to all comers, but in fact is stacked in favor of the Communist Party's handpicked candidates.}}</ref> Independent candidates are strongly discouraged and face government intervention in their campaigns.<ref name="NYT2">{{Cite news |last=LaFraniere |first=Sharon |author-link=Sharon LaFraniere |date=2011-12-04 |title=Alarmed by Independent Candidates, Chinese Authorities Crack Down |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/05/world/asia/china-clamps-down-on-even-a-by-the-book-campaign.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230423202332/https://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/05/world/asia/china-clamps-down-on-even-a-by-the-book-campaign.html |archive-date=2023-04-23 |access-date=2023-04-24 |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> In practice, the power of parties other than the CCP is eliminated.<ref name="NYT" /> Because none of the minor parties have independent bases of support and rely on CCP approval for appointment to positions of power, none have true political power independent of the CCP. Whereas there are CCP committees in people's congresses at all levels, none of the other parties operate any form of party [[parliamentary group]]s.{{citation needed|date=February 2024}}