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Theme of this issue: The whole process of people's democracy is the essential attribute of socialist democratic politics, and it is the broadest, most real and most effective democracy. The whole process of people's democracy is a landmark achievement with great innovative significance in the field of democratic politics in our country in the new era. It reflects the essence and core of our country's socialist democratic politics and deeply reflects the fundamental value orientation and inherent requirements of Chinese-style modernization.

Clearly demonstrates the democratic outlook of the Communist Party of China and the Chinese people

Democracy is the common value of all mankind and an important concept that the Communist Party of China and the Chinese people have always adhered to. Regarding what is true and effective democracy, General Secretary Xi Jinping creatively put forward the standards of "eight cans" and "four must be seen, four must be seen more", revealing the true meaning of democracy and clarifying the "myth" of democracy. What kind of ideas should be used to plan and promote the construction of China's socialist democratic politics play a role in managing the fundamentals, overall situations and long-term role in national political life. General Secretary Xi Jinping put forward five basic views of our party always holding high the banner of people's democracy: First, people's democracy is the life of socialism. Without democracy, there would be no socialism, there would be no socialist modernization, and there would be no great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. Second, the people’s mastery of their own country is the essence and core of socialist democratic politics. Developing socialist democratic politics is to reflect the will of the people, protect the rights and interests of the people, stimulate the creative vitality of the people, and use the system to ensure that the people’s mastery of their own country. Third, the political development path of socialism with Chinese characteristics is the correct path that conforms to China's national conditions and ensures that the people are masters of their own country. It is an inevitable result of the historical logic, theoretical logic and practical logic of the long-term struggle of the Chinese people since modern times, and an inevitable requirement for upholding the essential attributes of the Party and practicing the fundamental purpose of the Party. Fourth, the people's exercise of rights through elections and voting, and all parties within the people conduct full consultations before major decisions, and reach consensus on common issues as much as possible are two important forms of China's socialist democracy, and together constitute the institutional characteristics and advantages of China's socialist democratic politics. Fifth, the key to developing socialist democratic politics is to give full play to the characteristics and advantages of our country's socialist democratic politics, and continuously promote the institutionalization, standardization and proceduralization of socialist democratic politics, so as to provide more perfect institutional guarantees for the prosperity of the Party and the country and long-term stability.

The Party led the people to successfully open up a path of political development of socialism with Chinese characteristics

The reason why people's democracy can work, be vital and efficient in the whole process is that the Party led the people to successfully open up a path of political development of socialism with Chinese characteristics. This is a Chinese-style democratic development path that conforms to China's reality, reflects the will of the people, and conforms to the needs of the times. To practice people's democracy throughout the process, we must unswervingly follow the path of political development of socialism with Chinese characteristics, adhere to the organic unity of the Party's leadership, the people's mastery of their own affairs, and the rule of law, and lay a solid political foundation for comprehensively promoting the construction of a strong country and the great cause of national rejuvenation through Chinese-style modernization.

Improve the whole-process people's democratic system

After long-term efforts, our country has built a basic political system including the fundamental political system of the People's Congress system, the system of multi-party cooperation and political consultation under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, the system of regional ethnic autonomy, and the system of grassroots mass autonomy, as well as an important political system such as the electoral system, the system of special administrative regions, the legislative system, and the system of state institutions and organizations. This system has made the whole process of people's democracy more complete. Relying on this institutional system, the whole process of people's democracy has achieved the unity of process democracy and result democracy, procedural democracy and substantive democracy, direct democracy and indirect democracy, people's democracy and the will of the country, and has achieved unity in all aspects based on common ideas, common interests and common goals, effectively ensuring the development of the cause of the Party and the country, the happiness and well-being of the people, the harmony and stability of society, and the long-term stability of the country, and promoting national governance to break out of the historical cycle of governance, chaos, rise and fall.

We must further improve the whole process of people's democratic system, so as to continuously increase and expand our advantages and characteristics, and better gather our efforts for Chinese modernization. This must not only start from the overall situation, resolutely implement the top-level design of institutional construction, but also take the lead in details, reflect the effectiveness of institutional construction in ensuring that the people enjoy the right to broad, continuous and in-depth participation in daily political life, and strive to make the masses truly feel that the people's dominant position is fully respected and the people's mastery of the country is fully demonstrated in every vote and every consultation. (Source: People's Daily)