Countries / Asia
CHN
Elections in People's Republic of China
people's republic
Next election
date to be confirmed
XJ
Xi Jinping live
Head of state - Chinese Communist Party
In office since
14 March 2013
Party
Chinese Communist Party
Head of government
Li Qiang
Region
Asia
Next election
-
Government
people's republic
Capital
Beijing
Population
1 404 890 000
Country facts
Legislature
National People's Congress
Established
1949
Currency
renminbi
Official language
Putonghua
Capital
Beijing
Region
Asia
Area
9,596,961 km2
Election history
14 September 2025parliamentary
Macanese legislative election
turnout 53.4%
10 March 2023presidential
Chinese presidential election
won: Xi Jinping
12 September 2021parliamentary
Macanese legislative election
turnout 42.4%
17 March 2018presidential
Chinese presidential election
won: Xi Jinping
17 September 2017parliamentary
Macanese legislative election
turnout 57.2%
14 March 2013presidential
Chinese presidential election
won: Xi Jinping
15 March 2008presidential
Chinese presidential election
won: Hu Jintao
Presidential winner & turnout from Wikidata; parliamentary winners omitted (Wikidata data unreliable).
Power transferspeacefulcontestedirregular
2023 - Li Keqiang Li Qiang
peaceful - no coup recorded
2013 - Wen Jiabao Li Keqiang
peaceful - no coup recorded
2003 - Zhu Rongji Wen Jiabao
peaceful - no coup recorded
1998 - Li Peng Zhu Rongji
peaceful - no coup recorded
1987 - Zhao Ziyang Li Peng
peaceful - no coup recorded
1980 - Hua Guofeng Zhao Ziyang
peaceful - no coup recorded
Classification: Powell & Thyne Coup d'Etat Dataset, where available.
Profile from Wikidata - updated 2026-06-16.