標題: Rebel China village takes first step in democratic vote [打印本頁] 作者: kimmi8k 時間: 2012-2-2 08:35 AM 標題: Rebel China village takes first step in democratic vote
BEIJING - Villagers in China whose rebellion against local officials last year grabbed the headlines kicked off a key process on Wednesday that will see them hold their first-ever open, democratic elections. ; P# c( i, ?8 f公仔箱論壇% ^ L d: _- \- P9 ~+ `& @4 _
Residents in Wukan in the wealthy southern province of Guangdong won rare concessions after they faced off with authorities for more than a week in December in a row over land and graft, including pledges to hold free village polls. % U: C) e; C/ _TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。 4 U5 ?" T1 q( S( eTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。China - a one-party state where top leaders are not elected by the people - nevertheless allows villagers across the country to vote for a committee to represent them.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。# B4 z$ f, m+ H6 b3 d$ n ], Z' m
3 E v' n/ V% T+ B' r+ K/ }公仔箱論壇But Wukan residents said their leaders had never before allowed these polls to go ahead in an open fashion, and instead selected members of the village committee behind closed doors.5.39.217.76' W- C% N- ^6 N5 G# y( J/ r
- ]* [# D4 C4 K+ l& v& ] g公仔箱論壇But on Wednesday they were due to openly select an independent election committee that would supervise their first democratic village poll due next month.5.39.217.76/ R; R @- P* n( {( F" v0 \
5 M5 _8 f# \( s5 S9 o公仔箱論壇"The election committee is being elected to supervise next month's village election," a villager surnamed Chen told AFP by phone.9 @$ {! H! b5 d h
8 ~! E! {" _6 @8 W8 K5 \( x9 Y! f% P! A公仔箱論壇"Wukan has never held village elections, this will be the first ever democratic election in Wukan." " n- O, q" a+ \' }7 p4 x9 X3 W5 u L% @公仔箱論壇 5 y" T( q N3 Z6 q. _1 q* lZhang Jianxing, a villager close to the local government, added Wednesday's vote was "part of the process to hold open, transparent and fair elections." , u5 m" }6 _1 _, q( ETVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。 2 r4 J0 l' W( i. MThe election committee will be made up of 11 villagers who will not be allowed to run for next month's election, according to the official Xinhua news agency.5.39.217.76. a( v$ a4 w; o' [* J5 e! _
( {2 W0 p7 R) M' L! ^1 R" T: Z T. \5.39.217.76The concessions won by Wukan residents are seen as a rare victory for protesters in authoritarian China.$ Y: j9 J8 R" T- W3 u ]9 m
# F0 ^0 r2 q( B% ~0 j" g( a; }TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。They had protested for months in autumn last year against their allegedly corrupt leaders, whom they accused of abusing their power to profit from land in the village.5.39.217.76& r7 _& n; q% u& `7 ?, k. P! e$ B
?# m* O5 M' v" TBut it was not until detained community leader Xue Jinbo died in police custody in December after allegedly being beaten that their anger boiled over, prompting a tense, drawn-out stand-off with police and officials.6 s# b9 @! P5 v+ p# R& I! f. n
. `: T2 f; Q' AThe Guangdong provincial government eventually capitulated as their case made headlines, and decided to intervene on behalf of the villagers.公仔箱論壇: {/ s+ w q, {
TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。2 m: I% o- Z# b/ X K: e$ P
Following investigations into corruption, the government conceded that villagers' grievances were reasonable and that closed elections for village leaders last year were invalid.
