Election · Full chronicle and history

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.

On November 11, 2026, a netizen from Hebei International Studies University shared their experience of the school's "whole-process democracy" online, sparking attention.

Recently, several Beijing netizens posted their voter registration cards for district and county people's congress representative elections on Douyin, sparking netizen commentary. Some pointed out that between 2011 and 2021, nearly 100 independent candidates in Beijing were harassed, threatened, and restricted in their travel by the police and state security (MSS), questioning the democratic nature of the elections.

On November 7, Weibo blogger "Nanguiguyi" posted a video sharing a netizen's voting experience, claiming that as long as one wants to, they can absolutely vote. Netizens left comments asking who the candidates were and whether it was an equal or unequal election, and mentioned that their community had previously asked if they were willing to follow the voting process or give up their vote.

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.

Beijing held an election for deputies to the People's Congress, where a netizen crossed out the candidate on the ballot and wrote the name of Taiwanese politician Shen Po-yang, sparking online attention.

On November 6, Reuters published an interview with Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Taipei mayoral candidate Shen Po-yang. Shen stated that what truly frustrates China is democracy, and even if Chiang Wan-an is elected mayor of Taipei, it proves that Taiwan can freely elect its leaders without interference from China, and that every election is a slap in the face to China.

Recently, universities in Jilin and other regions have required students to attend and vote in local district and county People's Congress representative elections. It is stipulated that abstention is not allowed, and leave is not granted for off-campus internships. There are people guiding students to mark circles or crosses next to candidates, and taking photos is prohibited. Students have posted online to complain.

The People's Congress representative election in Jiading District is scheduled for November 16, but the 128,900 towels purchased by the Nanxiang Town government for election publicity have a bid opening time set for 9:30 AM on November 17, the day after the vote.

On November 4, the Academic Affairs Department of Taiyuan Institute of Technology in Shanxi issued a notice stating that in order to organize teachers and students to participate in the election of deputies to the Jiancaoping District People's Congress, classes will be suspended in batches from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM on November 6, with 11 departments voting in staggered shifts of 15 to 40 minutes each during designated time slots.

On October 27, the Election Committee Office of Gong County, Yibin, Sichuan, stated on the official website of the County People's Congress that all preliminary candidates for the new term of county and township people's congresses were selected from a reserve pool of approximately 2,200 people. This pool is coordinated by the Organization Department of the County Party Committee, and candidates are subject to joint review by discipline inspection, police (Public Security), and judicial departments.

The 2026 U.S. midterm elections will be held on November 3, with all 35 Senate seats and all 435 House seats up for election, determining control of both chambers of Congress.

On October 20, Taiwan's National Security Bureau submitted a report to the Legislative Yuan, saying that the CCP sets the narrative through state media and influences the year-end nine-in-one elections through proxy accounts, troll armies, PR companies, and AI audio and video, involving issues such as energy, food safety, and national defense; from January to September this year it collected more than 2.5 million pieces of disputed information, up about 48% year-on-year.

In an interview published by the X account @clashreport, Ukrainian President Zelensky said that if a general election were held during the war, he would run, calling it his responsibility and saying he must defend the country with all his might from the beginning to the end of the war.

Data released by the Minnesota Secretary of State's office shows that as of October 16, about 200,000 voters had participated in early voting for the state's midterm elections.

X user @LeiYang8964 posted video footage in which the person in the video, Wu Xiong, openly stated that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is the greatest obstacle to democracy in China, and called on the public not to follow the Communist Party, saying it will not meet a good end.

China Democracy Quarterly has released Issue 4 of 2026, covering topics such as artificial intelligence and authoritarian rule, youth social movements, and historical memory. A full download is available, and readers are urged to forward and spread the word.

On October 10, the Double Tenth Day, Chinese netizens commemorated Sun Yat-sen in various ways, displaying his views such as "the world belongs to all" and "the country is not the domain of one person," expressing their respect and their longing for democracy and freedom.

On the day Xi Jinping attended the White House state dinner, members of the Chinese Democracy Party and onlookers held a protest parade on the streets of Washington with a Xi Jinping doll and beat it.

On September 12, in the review section of Liu Yu's book "The Art of Possibility" on WeChat Reading, users posted a large number of sarcastic comments regarding "100% vote share" and "unanimous approval" in response to the book's mention of Egypt's "96% fake elections," indirectly alluding to the Chinese political system.

On September 13, 2026, the Chinese Democracy Progress Alliance held a rally at Sydney Town Hall in Australia. The event was organized by the organization's publicity department head Ji Yichen and organization department head Ni Yongjiu. Rally participants called for an end to the Chinese Communist Party's authoritarian rule and demanded that Xi Jinping step down, while also expressing concern over the human rights situation in Xinjiang, voicing support for members of the Hong Kong Alliance and imprisoned democrats such as Joshua Wong, and reiterating their demands for freedom, democracy, and human rights.

In an interview, Want Want Group vice chairman Chou Hsi-wei said that Taiwanese need to think clearly about how much harm the so-called Western electoral democratic system has brought to the world, sparking discussion among netizens.

Britain's Labour Party won an overwhelming majority in parliament in the election, but the conservative vote split between the Conservative Party and the Reform Party, which is believed to have affected the seat results.

A netizen stated that they participated in an NPC representative election at school for the first time in 2021. The candidate information provided only included name, gender, education, and position. While classmates posted on WeChat Moments about casting their 'sacred vote,' the netizen did not know what the candidates intended to do for the voters after being elected.

Xi Jinping proposed "whole-process democracy" and announced that China has achieved whole-process democracy, claiming that Chinese democracy is even better than that of the United States.

Two female independent candidates in Beijing running for grassroots People's Congress deputy were surrounded and obstructed by a large number of men in black, and their qualifications were ultimately revoked.

In 1998, Xu Wenli, Wang Youcai, and Qin Yongmin, founders of the China Democracy Party, were sentenced for their party-building activities, marking the establishment of political parties as a taboo in China.