Whole-process people's democracy, a creation of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in leading the people to pursue, develop and realize democracy, embodies the Party's innovation in advancing China's democratic theories, systems and practices.
As a creative concept in the new era, whole-process people's democracy derives from the rich legacy of the CPC's democratic practices since its founding.
The concept has two key phrases: "whole process," and "people's democracy."
"People's democracy" is the life of socialism. The essence of socialist democracy is that the people are the masters of the country. It is stipulated in China's Constitution that all power in the country belongs to the people, and Chinese people participate, in accordance with law and in various ways and forms, in the governance of state, economic, cultural, and social affairs.
"Whole process" means that the people engage in democratic elections, consultations, decision-making, management, and oversight according to the law.
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