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Term Limit Rule for Chinese Presidency is Abolished

11/03/2018 GMT

BBC World Service - Weekend, Term Limit Rule for Chinese Presidency is Abolished

China scraps term limit restrictions for President Xi Jinping

The National People’s Congress of China has voted to abolish presidential term limits. President Xi Jinping is now expected to make moves to extend his rule to beyond 2023.

Also in the programme: The French far right attempts to rebrand.

(Picture: An attendant stands next to a door inside the Great Hall of the People ahead of the opening of the first session of the 13th National People's Congress in Beijing, China, on 5th Monday 2018. Credit: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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