候选人'一律平等，'无论他们有多少资产

最新修订的选举法，其中准予作为农村居民享有同样的权利，选出代表人民代表大会，但不扩大直接选举，表明中国将继续坚持对自己的发展模式，而不是通过西方风格的选举中。
“不同的国家有不同的选举规则和社会主义中国也不会遵循西方的选举活动，”李飞，副主任立法事务委员会根据全国人民代表大会（人大），中国的最高立法机关委员会，最新修订选举法的通过的最后一个星期日。
李飞一直在领导修改，说有些人想扩大直接选举，但目前的优先任务是，完善现有的县，乡两级直接选举。无论是正义或公平，一个社会必须更多地注意“实质性民主”，这意味着在中国应该有来自所有地区，少数民族代表和社会各界人士。

“西方式的选举，但是，对富人的游戏。候选人可以利用他们的资源和资金来造成的影响。那些谁赢了选举，很容易成为他们的政党或赞助集团的傀儡和成为少数民众的发言人，“他所指的是在西方国家一级选举。

李飞宣称:“作为一个社会主义国家，我们不能简单地采取西方的做法。”


在许多西方选举中，候选人必须支付存款竞选公职，只有那些谁获得的选民支持的一定比例可以得到他们的钱。“这些规则，提高选举的门槛。选举程序对于穷人乃是非常艰难的规则，但这个制度与资本主义社会性质相一致，”他宣称。


但在中国，代表的选举人民代表大会并不考虑候选人的资产问题。


“这些谁有权获得票数的人都是平等的，”李宣称。


由于早在1953年时，中国进行了首次民主选举，选举法律已规定了选举的所有费用由国家财政部来承担，包括设立投票站和印刷选票，以及候选人与选民之间的会议费用开支。

最新修订的选举法规定，地方选举委员会应确保代表候选人会见选民。目前，这些会议的办法是有的，但它不是必需的。


局限于与地方选举委员的会议，也是为了确保平等，他强调。

“我们建立了一个制度，以确保所有候选人都是平等的，不管他们是谁或他们来自何处。”

随着中国社会的快速发展，一部分富裕的人正在转向政治地位，作为公职这能够帮助他们表达他们的意见与立场，维护好他们的财富，他说。

“但是，我们必须特别小心。我们必须确保听到所有阶层的市民都声音。我们不能让个人通过拥有的资源来制造政治影响力，”他说。


他说，现有的人民代表大会可以确保广泛的代表性，有助于保持社会稳定。

“从历史上看，我国人民遭受了很多这些来自于社会的不稳定，“保持在县乡直接选举也会使人们更加方便选民了解候选人，他说。

“在目前的首要工作是完善现有的直接选举，而不是扩大它，”他说，理由是在选举法的最新的一些变化。

最新修订规定”在人民代表大会代表选举上要求农村和城市地区采用相同的比例来竞选候选人”。




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China's elections won't be Western-style Candidates are 'all equal,' regardless of their money Beijing - The latest revision to the country's Electoral Law, which grants rural residents the same rights as their urban counterparts to elect deputies to people's congresses but does not expand direct elections, shows China will adhere to its own mode of development instead of adopting Western-style elections, a top legislator has said. "Different countries have different election rules and a socialist China won't follow Western election campaigns," Li Fei, deputy director of the legislative affairs commission under the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), the country's top legislature, told China Daily following the adoption of the latest amendment to the Electoral Law last Sunday. Li, who has been leading the revision, said some people want to expand direct elections, but the current priority is to perfect existing direct elections at county and township levels. Whether in terms of justice or fairness, a society must pay more attention to "substantial democracy", which in China means that there should be representatives from all areas, ethnic groups and walks of life, Li said.
"Western-style elections, however, are a game for the rich. They are affected by the resources and funding that a candidate can utilize. Those who manage to win elections are easily in the shoes of their parties or sponsors and become spokespersons for the minority," Li said, referring to Western elections at the national level.
"As a socialist country, we cannot simply take the Western approach."
In many Western elections, candidates have to pay a deposit to run for office and only those who receive support from a certain percentage of voters can get their money back."Such rules raise the threshold for election. The mechanism makes it very difficult for poor people to stand for election, but this system is in line with its capitalistic social nature," Li said.But in China, the election of deputies to people's congresses do not take into account candidates' assets."All of those who have the right to receive votes are equal," Li said.As early as 1953, when China conducted its first democratic election, the Electoral Law already stipulated that all costs of elections are covered by the national treasury, including costs of setting up polling stations and printing ballots, as well as possible spending on meetings between candidates and voters, he said.The latest amendment to the Electoral Law stipulates that the local electoral committee should ensure that deputy candidates meet voters.Currently, the option of such meetings is there, but it is not a requirement. Confining the meetings within local electoral committees are also aimed at ensuring equality, Li said. "We set up a system to ensure all candidates are equal, no matter who they are or where they come from."
With the rapid development of Chinese society, a number of wealthy people are turning to political status, as certain positions of public office can help them voice their opinions and safeguard their wealth better, Li said.
"But we need to be particularly careful. We must ensure people from all sectors have their voices heard. We cannot allow individuals to hold political influence through their resources," Li said.
He said the existing people's congresses can ensure a wide representation and help keep society stable.
"Historically, the Chinese people have suffered a lot from instability," Li said.
Keeping direct elections at the county and township level also makes it more convenient for voters to know their candidates, Li said.
"The priority at the moment is to perfect existing direct elections, instead of expanding it," he said, citing some of the latest changes in the Electoral Law.
The latest amendment requires "both rural and urban areas to adopt the same ratio of deputies to the represented population in elections of people's congress deputies".http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/20/content_9616962.htm