In an election year, not only does the president have to be re-elected, but members of the Senate and House of Representatives have to be re-elected. Of course, senators are special. As long as they don't make big mistakes, they are almost lifelong. Only someone who makes big mistakes will be removed and retire due to old age.
Or if someone dies due to illness, the vacant spot will need to be filled.
However, senators are ranked based on merit, and they are also ranked every five years. The higher the ranking, the more qualified they are to run for president. This year, it is time to re-rank based on merit. The military faction
Each Senate of the political and business school appoints one or two notaries to be responsible for reviewing the rankings of all senators.
There are a total of 344 senators in the Senate. These people are elites in military, political, business and other fields. Generally speaking, people from the military and political circles account for the majority, and the top ones are mostly senators from these two circles.
, among which the main leaders of the Executive Yuan and the Military Commission basically occupy
The thirty places in the first echelon are occupied. As for the provincial administrators and general officers of each military region, they also occupy one hundred places in the second echelon. The remaining more than two hundred places in the third echelon are mostly people from the military and political circles.
Only a few business school and school leaders can enter the second echelon.
But even so, the influence of the business and academic circles cannot be underestimated. After all, they have inextricable relationships with people from the military and political circles. Many of them appear to be from the Executive Yuan, but in fact they represent the interests of the business faction. In short,
There is me among you, and you among me. The relationship of interests is complicated.
Candidates for the presidency are selected from the first echelon of senators in the Senate. All senators participate in the voting, and three to five young, powerful and talented presidential candidates are selected from thirty people and nominated to the parliament.
Then the House of Representatives and the Senate vote to select the president from among the candidates.
According to the Constitution of the Republic of China, the president can serve up to two terms. In other words, Wan Lei, who has just served as president for one term, can directly be nominated as a candidate without being nominated by a senator. And if Wan Lei can be re-elected for two consecutive terms,
By then, we will really have to take a back seat.
As for the House of Representatives, a general election will be held in the middle of the general election year. The distribution of representatives takes into account population and economic development. The first grassroots county can elect two to three representatives. The Republic of China currently has 21 representatives.
Provincial administrative units are subdivided into more than 330 prefectures, which are further subdivided into more than 1,100 counties, so no fewer than 3,000 members of the House of Representatives were elected in the first term.
Three thousand members of the House of Representatives may seem like a lot, but in fact the ratio is still relatively low. There are currently about 70 million people in the Republic of China, and more than 20,000 people are represented by one member. And the role of these members of the House of Representatives is not only to vote when the Congress opens.
, they are still observers when they return to their places. They can attend official meetings and court trials, and even have the power to write letters to the Presidential Palace. In short, their energy is not small, and they are sometimes appointed as officials below the government level.
, directly assumes executive power.
Since the House of Representatives has a relatively high social status in the local area, the election of House of Representatives is also a major event in the general election year. Starting from the end of July, local constituencies begin local selection. The selection of House of Representatives is also divided into two stages. The first
One stage is the primary election, in which citizens of each town and township within the constituency directly elect their representatives.
These representatives gathered in the county for the second stage of elections. These representatives lobbied and competed with each other, and finally elected the corresponding number of representatives according to the number of votes they received.
These newly elected members of the House of Representatives from each county will also be gathered in each government, and then the House of Representatives at the government level will be selected from them. The senators at the government level will be gathered in the provinces, and the House of Representatives at the provincial level will be elected. After the level of elections,
, Representatives at all levels represent constituencies at each level. For example, representatives at the provincial level can attend provincial administrative meetings and go to provincial high courts to hear hearings.
After layers of campaigning, the House of Representatives from each province were selected one after another at the end of August. In fact, this time the election seemed to be fiercely competitive, but in fact it was just a formality, because there were very few House members to be replaced. After all, the old House of Representatives
He is a local gentry and wealthy family and has great influence in the local area. He is not afraid of being squeezed out by others.
Of course, during the election process of the House of Representatives, some scandals involving vote-buying and forcible solicitation of votes also occurred, but they were dealt with seriously once discovered. The so-called election requires fair competition, and everyone can only act according to the rules.
Cards, crooked ways are not allowed.
After the completion of the local elections, the newly elected members of each province gathered in the provincial capital for about a month to receive training on participating in and deliberation of politics, and then went to Peking to participate in the fifth-year National Enlarged Parliament. This time the parliament not only had to vote for general elections, but also
The president will also reorganize the central government and even review constitutional amendments.
On the morning of December 22nd, the fifth year of the Chinese calendar, the Huaxia Square was overcrowded and filled with all kinds of carriages. There were more than 3,000 parliamentarians from various provinces, plus representatives of the army, academic and business schools, and some special guests.
, more than 4,000 members of Congress entered the Summer Garden one after another, which was an unprecedented grand occasion.
The largest auditorium in Xia Garden is "The World is the Court Hall", because there is a plaque inscribed "The World is the Public" across its door. The so-called "On the journey of the great road, the world is the public, select the talented and capable, keep faith and cultivate harmony", every day
When a person looks up and sees this plaque, he can't help but feel solemn.
The court hall is tall and spacious, but the interior decoration is very simple and solemn. There are more than 300 seats on the rostrum, which are the seats of senators. There is a semicircular auditorium on the periphery, which is divided into two floors. The upper floor has 1,200 seats.
There are more than 2,900 seats in the lower level, which can just accommodate all the members from all over the country.
There are nearly forty small conference rooms around the Tianxia Court Hall for members to rest or discuss in groups. In addition, behind the Summer Garden, a new state banquet hall was built two years ago, which can accommodate 4,500 people.
Hundreds of people are having a banquet at the same time, which can be described as a grand feast.
Of course, these congressmen did not come to Xia Yuan to eat. The meeting started at nine o'clock in the morning. The first agenda was the presidential office report. Different from the usual government reports, this time Wan Lei came to the stage to give a speech in person, explaining the country's past five years.
What achievements have been achieved, and what are the gains and losses in governance, the lecture lasted two hours. If Wan Lei was not energetic, he would have died of exhaustion.
Generally speaking, the members of the House of Representatives were very satisfied with Wan Lei's five years in office. The prosperity of the country was obvious to all. As soon as the report was over, almost everyone stood up and applauded to thank Wan Lei for these five years.
Contributions made to the country and nation over the years.
After the report, the congressmen went to the banquet hall to attend the state banquet. Afterwards, they took a break and started the presidential campaign agenda at 2 p.m. This time there were four people participating in the presidential election, namely Wan Lei, Tie Xuan, Xu Huizu and Xia Yuanji, among whom Tie
Hyun and Seo
Huizu is from the Executive Yuan, while Xia Yuanji is from Zhejiang Province and is an official. Under his leadership, Zhejiang has developed rapidly. In addition, he is a representative of "demotion", so he still has high popularity.
Yes, but compared to Wan Lei and Tie Xuan, it is still far behind.
Although people have different preferences, their status is equal in the election process. Each candidate has half an hour to explain his future policy plan from the aspects of politics, economy, military culture and diplomacy. There is also a one-hour speech at the end.
debate.
In the debate, the moderator collects various questions raised by the members, and then raises five questions according to the level of the candidates. The presidential candidates answer the questions in a public place. Many members can see the candidates' ability to handle government affairs.
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After the fierce debate, all the members had dinner and went back to the hotel to rest. The meeting to vote for the president will be held in the morning of the next day. That is the moment that truly determines the future and destiny of the country, and also determines Wan Lei's ability.
It is an important moment to continue to occupy Huayuan.