FIFA President Infantino Seeks Third Term
FIFA President Gianni Infantino is seeking a third term, sparking controversy over whether this violates the FIFA statutes, which limit the presidency to three terms.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino is seeking a third term, sparking controversy over whether this violates the FIFA statutes, which limit the presidency to three terms.
Recently, a class group at Suzhou City University issued a notice requiring students to sign up by noon on November 6 to confirm whether they will participate in the district-level People's Congress election on December 8, with the class monitor responsible for consolidation. Students registered in the school's constituency who cannot attend on the day of the vote may authorize a teacher or classmate at the school to vote on their behalf.
East China Normal University announced that classes will be suspended during the day on November 16 and resume in the evening to facilitate the district-level People's Congress representative elections.
Xi Jinping went to the Zhongnanhai polling station to cast his vote in the Beijing district-level People's Congress election, with state media high-profilely promoting 'whole-process democracy'.
Xi Jinping went to the Huairentang polling station in Zhongnanhai to participate in the voting for the election of deputies to the People's Congress of Xicheng District, Beijing.
On November 6, Beijing held elections for the renewal of district and township people's congress deputies. Former CCP General Secretary Hu Jintao entrusted staff members to cast his ballot on his behalf, marking the third consecutive election since 2016 that he has not voted in person.
On November 6, during the voting for the grassroots People's Congress representative election in Beijing, multiple netizens reported that voters received cash subsidies and daily necessities at the neighborhood committee sites.
On November 6, Xi Jinping cast his vote for the 18th district people's congress representative election at the Huai Ren Tang polling station in Xicheng District, Beijing.
On November 6, Beijing held elections for district and township-level People's Congress representatives. A voter posted a photo of their Haidian District ballot, showing they had written in the name of Taiwan's DPP legislator Shen Po-yang in the 'write-in' candidate section. Shen was previously included on the list of die-hard Taiwan independence separatists and was placed under investigation by the Chongqing Public Security Bureau in October 2025.
On November 6, the government of Youxi County, Sanming City, Fujian Province, released a report on the county and township-level People's Congress election work conference. It acknowledged issues such as voter registration omissions and insufficient analysis of electoral districts in some townships, requiring a re-examination of voter registration and the inclusion of those missed. It also demanded that candidates pass a 'political, quality, and structural' joint review and that election publicity strictly control public opinion.
On November 6, the Haidian District of Beijing held elections for district-level People's Congress representatives. In the Beijing Language and Culture University constituency, 11,723 out of 11,745 registered voters cast their ballots, a turnout rate of 99.8%; in the four constituencies of Tsinghua Garden Subdistrict, 45,415 people voted, with an average turnout rate of 99.02%, electing 8 district People's Congress representatives.
East China Normal University issued a notice stating that classes will be suspended across the entire campus on November 16 due to the district-level People's Congress election, sparking public questioning regarding the real power of candidates and students' right to know.
On November 2, East China Normal University issued a notice stating that to facilitate the district-level People's Congress representative election, all classes for students and faculty will be suspended on the morning and afternoon of Monday, November 16.
On October 27, the China Government Procurement Network released a tender announcement stating that the Nanxiang Town Government in Jiading District, Shanghai, intends to purchase 128,910 pure cotton towels for publicity regarding the People's Congress election. The project budget is 1.9361 million yuan, with a maximum price cap of 1.5469 million yuan.
As votes are counted in the Serbian general election, Vucic, who has been in power for 12 years, publicly admits defeat, and the grassroots political newcomer 'Student List' wins a landslide victory.