Xi casts vote for new lawmakers

President Xi Jinping cast his ballot at a voting booth in Beijing on Tuesday to elect new lawmakers for the local people's congress in his district, with a total of 9 million voters in the capital electing more than 15,000 lawmakers.

Xi cast his vote at a polling station in Huairentang, Zhongnanhai electoral district, in Xicheng district, along with more than 1,200 other voters.

The president said county and township-level elections are a major political event for the country, requiring adherence to the Party's leadership, democratic spirit and acting in accordance with laws to ensure the people's right to vote and the right to be elected.