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.
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3 B9 Q% o" ^6 ]( Atvb now,tvbnow,bttvbResidents 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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb; j& B& y' F# j4 U* ~
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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.5.39.217.76' V. A7 X5 c. n9 v, t8 _
( Q- x' v5 z) a* f1 S0 w1 u! YBut 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.
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But on Wednesday they were due to openly select an independent election committee that would supervise their first democratic village poll due next month.
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"The election committee is being elected to supervise next month's village election," a villager surnamed Chen told AFP by phone.公仔箱論壇( O' o7 |8 H' r& b2 c
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"Wukan has never held village elections, this will be the first ever democratic election in Wukan."tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb) e+ d% t9 Z) O0 q$ q* q# V
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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."
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The 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.8 t6 U3 Y: n7 K9 N8 z7 h" }& }
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8 y [+ e' m9 ~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.% z; E1 z5 z9 I' Y8 J
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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.
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The Guangdong provincial government eventually capitulated as their case made headlines, and decided to intervene on behalf of the villagers.公仔箱論壇( F! }3 q0 X- z U
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