00:00With more than 100 million members and around 5 million grassroots organizations,
00:05the Communist Party of China is preparing for one of its major political events,
00:09its 21st National Congress.
00:11Our correspondent in China, Bruno Fauci, has the details.
00:16Greetings comrades, I'm reporting from Beijing to inform you about the Communist Party of China
00:22that has begun the preparation for its 21st National Congress,
00:27scheduled for the second half of 2027.
00:32The Central Committee announced the start of the process to elect
00:36the more than 2,300 delegates who will take part in the Congress,
00:4360 more than the previous Congress held in 2022.
00:48The election process is expected to be completed by the end of June of next year.
00:54The process will begin in the party's grassroots organization.
01:00From there, recommendation and nomination will gradually move up through the party's higher level.
01:07The goal is to ensure broader representation from different sectors of the society,
01:13including workers, farmers, women, ethnic minorities, and science and technology professionals.
01:21Workers in new forms of employment, such as delivery couriers and hard-hailing platform drivers,
01:31will also be represented.
01:33The selection process includes political assessments and oversight mechanisms.
01:40In addition, the number of candidates must exceed the number of available positions by more than 15%.
01:51The Congress will review the party's work over the past five years,
01:56set political guidelines for the next period, and elect a new Central Committee.
02:02The Congress will be crucial to shaping China's political direction in the next stage of building his socialism with Chinese
02:13characteristics.
02:14With these news, from here, the capital of China, will go back with you in the studios.
