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.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。) Z. m; k7 @4 ^# @# I( D
2 ?: `# I) O, [. sResidents 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. 2 y/ Z& L* F5 H9 X5.39.217.76' A; q, Q- Y- c- _5 z# N) N
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. " Q( ]2 g2 ?; H+ M: t h6 q, n) t3 x4 P' C公仔箱論壇. H% `- H: e" n/ m- Q/ }
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. 6 B$ l1 J8 r9 i5 R1 x 6 y( I$ X. e* W* ?9 ^/ ]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。But on Wednesday they were due to openly select an independent election committee that would supervise their first democratic village poll due next month.5.39.217.766 F4 ]5 K' ^" U) o
" D$ Y3 u0 u) [5.39.217.76"The election committee is being elected to supervise next month's village election," a villager surnamed Chen told AFP by phone.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。" J2 b4 u* D# `
$ f3 o' |8 Z Z e( B5.39.217.76"Wukan has never held village elections, this will be the first ever democratic election in Wukan." 3 r% _' k" h4 e9 O( d7 L* u ' I' r$ ~* \! v8 n公仔箱論壇Zhang Jianxing, a villager close to the local government, added Wednesday's vote was "part of the process to hold open, transparent and fair elections." ; F& T% M' B$ M/ E 7 a) `# A7 i4 B2 D2 F0 f- B' bThe 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. " {& \( D% z# W2 S# `/ g7 itvb now,tvbnow,bttvb: y& g8 k/ u/ `: C- F5 t* f$ z
The concessions won by Wukan residents are seen as a rare victory for protesters in authoritarian China.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。/ e( t2 _- ~( D: f7 m6 F4 z" I
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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. / H, R, f" H$ l6 ~% `5.39.217.762 V2 ~- a1 U, J% z
But 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. }8 I5 N1 e( P5.39.217.760 d( o5 l+ G5 o
The Guangdong provincial government eventually capitulated as their case made headlines, and decided to intervene on behalf of the villagers.$ K+ C9 @1 `: f2 Y; D6 R
! q N& p. d$ S5.39.217.76Following investigations into corruption, the government conceded that villagers' grievances were reasonable and that closed elections for village leaders last year were invalid.
