Logo 16 Jun 2017

When it comes to elections, the Party’s man always wins

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2017 is all about the Party Congress. Provinces and other groups are in the process of selecting delegates, which will number around 2,300 in total.

There is a selection process with several rounds of elections (the CCDI link below outlines this). But in reality it’s a top down process.

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