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SpookyBogMonster@lemmy.ml 1 day agoHe definitely is elected, just not directly. The Chinese President is elected by The National People’s Congress. The Presidium, which is the body that presides over the NPC when the full body Is not in session, elects one or more candidates, and then the whole NPC deliberates and votes
T00l_shed@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Sure he is “elected” just like in north korea
SpookyBogMonster@lemmy.ml 1 day ago
North Korea has a nominally more direct electoral system than China, though it’s equivalent to the Chinese President is the President of the State Affairs Commission, which Kim Jong-Un holds.
These are head of state positions which, while influential, are more insulated from the day-to-day operations of governance.
That said, we have a much better window into what Chinese political culture is like, as well as the robustness of its institutions, as compared to the DPRK. So it’s more difficult to say, one way or the other, what the DPRK’s politics are truly like.
That said, these thought terminating cliche’s don’t help you or anyone else. Its worthwhile to learn how these systems work.
Also, Indirect elections aren’t inherently bad. The prime minister of the UK is also indirectly elected, but that fact alone tells us very little about the UK’s political culture, institutional responsiveness to the popular will, or how able institutions of governance are able to weather crises
T00l_shed@lemmy.world 1 day ago
You unironically are saying there are legit elections in NK. Oh boy, you are a hoot
SpookyBogMonster@lemmy.ml 1 day ago
I said there are elections. People go vote for their representatives. Whether that electoral process is effective, or those representatives truly representative of their constituents is a different question which we lack good information on. This isn’t hard to grasp