Election scrapped in bribery scandal

Allegations of bribery and vote rigging in a village election in Changping district has led to the rescheduling of polling and claims of widespread cheating in the pursuit of positions that can be worth millions of yuan to those elected.

The row flared in Dongxiaokou, Changping district, after a vote on June 5. Many villagers claimed the incumbent director of the village had shipped in people from other villages to vote for him.

The election was declared null and void and a new one has been slated for the beginning of July.