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Wukan village voters elect representatives

China Daily | Updated: 2012-02-13 08:06

Turnout reported to exceed 80% as eligible residents cast secret ballot

WUKAN, Guangdong - More than 6,000 villagers of Wukan in South China's Guangdong province, who made headlines with a protest over illegal land use and other issues, voted for deputies on Saturday in the second round of democratic elections for new leadership.

The voting, presided over by an 11-member election committee chosen on Feb 1, lasted from 9 am to 3 pm at a village school.

Wukan village voters elect representatives

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