President Hu Jintao has called for greater promotion of
grassroots democracy and the protection of the people's direct
exercise of democratic rights.
At a meeting of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of
the Communist Party of China, Hu said electing deputies for the
people's congresses at all levels while exercising direct democracy
at grassroots level reflected advantages of the people's democratic
system.
Governments must ensure the direct exercise of democratic rights
of the people in grassroots organizations, their administration of
grassroots public affairs and their supervision of cadres, he
said.
Laws and regulations in promoting grassroots democracy needed to
be improved, and the exercise of rights by the people should vary
in form and more public participation should be encouraged.
The success of promoting socialist grassroots democracy depended
on the care and support of the people, so issues and conflicts
concerning the interests of the people must be properly handled, Hu
noted.
Party committees must establish a coordinated mechanism with the
leadership of the Party and the participation of society to boost
grassroots democracy, strengthen supervision and carry out the
policies of the central leadership in accordance with their
circumstances, he said.
(Xinhua News Agency December 2, 2006)