Beijing, China - Nov 6, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Voters walking into polling station
2. Ballot box, Chinese national flag
3. Various of staff members, voters, posters publicizing whole-process people's democracy
4. Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of Central Military Commission, walking into room
5. Various of display boards showing candidates for deputies to Xicheng district people's congress, Xi looking at boards
6. Xi handing certificate to staff members
7. Posters
8. Various of Xi collecting ballot from staff members, filling out ballot
9. Various of Xi casting ballot
10. Various of Xi speaking to staff members
11. Polling station
12. Various of Chinese Premier Li Qiang, also member of Standing Committee of Political Bureau of CPC Central Committee, casting ballot
13. Great Hall of the People
14. Various of Zhao Leji, member of Standing Committee of Political Bureau of CPC Central Committee and chairman of National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, casting ballot
15. Various of Wang Huning, member of Standing Committee of Political Bureau of CPC Central Committee and chairman of National Committee of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), casting ballot
16. Various of Cai Qi, member of Standing Committee of Political Bureau of CPC Central Committee and member of Secretariat of CPC Central Committee, casting ballot
17. Various of Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang, also member of Standing Committee of Political Bureau of CPC Central Committee, casting ballot
18. Polling station
19. Various of Li Xi, member of Standing Committee of Political Bureau of CPC Central Committee and secretary of CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, casting ballot
20. Various of polling station, voters walking into polling station
21. Various of ballot box, senior officials casting ballots
22. Various of polling stations, voters

Chinese President Xi Jinping cast his ballot at a polling station in Beijing on Friday to elect deputies to a local people's congress.

Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, voted at the Huairentang polling station of the Zhongnanhai electoral district in Xicheng District to elect deputies to the Xicheng district people's congress.

Around 15:30 Friday, Xi arrived at the polling station, gave his voter registration card to staff for verification, and got a ballot. He cast his ballot after filling it.

Xi stressed efforts to practice whole-process people's democracy, uphold Party leadership, and strengthen oversight throughout the election process to ensure that deputies who meet the people's expectations are elected.

Noting that the election of deputies to people's congresses is an important foundation for upholding, improving and practicing the people's congress system, Xi underlined the need to give full play to democracy, strictly act in accordance with the law, and ensure that the election is carried out fairly and cleanly.

On Friday afternoon, other senior Chinese leaders Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang and Li Xi cast their ballots in person, while Han Zheng entrusted a staff member to vote on his behalf.

Former Chinese leader Hu Jintao also entrusted a staff member to vote on his behalf.

Friday saw people vote at 13,054 polling stations across Beijing to elect 4,898 new deputies to the people's congresses at the district level and 11,137 deputies to the township-level people's congresses.