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The 2013 National People's Congress (formally, the 1st Session of the 12th National People's Congress) held its annual meeting in March 2013 at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China. The session opened 5 March and concluded on 16 March, 2013 [1] This was the Session in which major state positions were elected.
Below are the key points of the country's achievements in the past five years, from Premier Wen Jiabao's work report: [2]
| NPCSC Chairman Election | NPCSC Secretary-general Election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | For | Against | Abstain | Candidates | For | Against | Abstain |
| Zhang Dejiang | 2,952 | 5 | 4 | Wang Chen | 2,923 | 30 | 7 |
| Zhang Ping | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Presidential Election | Vice Presidential Election | ||||||
| Candidates | For | Against | Abstain | Candidates | For | Against | Abstain |
| Xi Jinping | 2,952 | 1 | 3 | Li Yuanchao | 2,839 | 80 | 37 |
| Liu Yunshan | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Li Hongzhong | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Wang Yang | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Yuan Chunqing | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Pan Yiyang | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| CMC Chairmanship Election | Premierial Election | ||||||
| Candidates | For | Against | Abstain | Candidates | For | Against | Abstain |
| Xi Jinping | 2,955 | 1 | 3 | Li Keqiang | 2,940 | 3 | 6 |
| Supreme Court President Election | Procurator-general Election | ||||||
| Candidates | For | Against | Abstain | Candidates | For | Against | Abstain |
| Zhou Qiang | 2908 | 26 | 23 | Cao Jianming | 2,933 | 18 | 5 |
| Wu Aiying | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Wang Shengjun | 1 | 0 | 0 | Chen Yunlong | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Qi Qi | 1 | 0 | 0 | Cai Xueen | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Topic | For | Against | Abstain | Rate |
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| Premier Wen Jiabao's Government Work Report | 2,799 | 101 | 44 | 95.07% |
| State Council Institutional Reform Plan | 2,875 | 56 | 26 | 97.23% |
| Report on the Implementation of the 2012 National Economic and Social Development Plan and the 2013 Draft Plan | 2,665 | 221 | 60 | 90.46% |
| Report on the Execution of the Central and Local Budgets for 2012 and on the Draft Central and Local Budgets for 2013 | 2,307 | 509 | 127 | 78.39% |
| Chairman Wu Bangguo's NPCSC Work Report | 2,733 | 150 | 61 | 92.83% |
| Chief Justice Wang Shengjun's Supreme People's Court Work Report | 2,218 | 605 | 120 | 75.37% |
| Procurator-General Cao Jianming's Supreme People's Procuratorate Work Report | 2,239 | 485 | 121 | 76.03% |
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