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.5.39.217.77:88981 @7 m3 H7 ~* c
2 K* _4 R P+ X4 A) a5.39.217.77:8898Residents 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.% d. E3 N O( I) ?
2 J6 _: v# ?1 m+ jTVBNOW 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. 7 a9 r* p' r ~. aTVBNOW 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。tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb+ d! f$ T5 n" @) Y5 t6 z
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.5.39.217.77:8898% G; O0 C. \/ q9 {0 q- |: A
+ w, X" |4 s. F$ N" K nTVBNOW 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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb2 I& u2 A+ U" T# K
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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb* V2 n. R2 D/ z9 K/ J
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"Wukan has never held village elections, this will be the first ever democratic election in Wukan." & g2 C3 O0 h# H5 u5.39.217.77:8898 6 I. m: a- T+ w4 z5.39.217.77:8898Zhang Jianxing, a villager close to the local government, added Wednesday's vote was "part of the process to hold open, transparent and fair elections." 3 N n) q3 F0 b* l5 k( W ) i9 T! U. {& {, x# P5 cThe 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. 3 j( r4 p- P2 O6 n+ V, Ftvb now,tvbnow,bttvb公仔箱論壇1 _& Q5 w- R4 [: T$ |4 R
The concessions won by Wukan residents are seen as a rare victory for protesters in authoritarian China. " |/ `! L- `# b$ GTVBNOW 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。 . Q" Z: ]$ E% V) m6 a/ a, k9 D; btvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThey 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. $ Z9 {* |9 i& B5.39.217.77:88985.39.217.77:88989 z! h. J/ i! j9 _) J
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. , I0 t; d" C, q: S. N公仔箱論壇 / J5 O3 d2 p, u6 q. ]( J! Dtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe Guangdong provincial government eventually capitulated as their case made headlines, and decided to intervene on behalf of the villagers. * g' |4 k }) _, p& q- M9 S; KTVBNOW 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。 ! x( y+ a7 y/ p! j7 c$ R" B' C; _Following investigations into corruption, the government conceded that villagers' grievances were reasonable and that closed elections for village leaders last year were invalid.
