"Old Liang, it’s not that I don’t want to help you, but the length of service simply isn’t sufficient. Otherwise, there would be no need for you to even bring it up—a standing committee member position is inherently a deputy department-level role. The municipal leadership’s stance is quite clear. You should tell Qi Tongwei not to be so impatient."
Inside the Party Secretary’s office, Fanzhi Wen and Liang Qunfeng were speaking in private.
The basic requirement for a promotion from a full-section level to a deputy department level is three full years of service in the corresponding rank. By all rights, Qi Tongwei had already been serving as the county magistrate and Party Secretary of Dongshan County for over three years, but Fanzhi Wen was adamant that the period spent in an "acting" capacity did not count. No matter what arguments were made, it was futile.
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