Chapter 702

The standard procedure for confirming an acting Municipal Party Committee Secretary involves four stages: organizational investigation, democratic recommendation, study and decision, and public notification. Among these, the investigation, recommendation, and decision-making are all handled by the Provincial Party Committee, typically through a Standing Committee meeting, and rarely require such elaborate preparations. The primary hurdle is the nomination of Standing Committee members. Such nominations must be submitted to the superior Party committee for approval. Before the general assembly, Secretary Liang Qunfeng had already convened a Standing Committee meeting to resolve the nomination of Qi Tongwei to the Standing Committee, with the relevant results submitted to Jingdu. Following consultations between the two sides, it was decided that the appointment would be announced when the high-level leadership visited Handong, allowing for a more formal process. The subsequent voting went smoothly. First, Qi Tongwei’s recent political achievements were outstanding, and his years of diligent work in Handong—step by step, leaving solid footprints—meant that, despite his relative youth, his promotion did not appear abrupt; there was a clear, logical progression to his career. This alone left the neutral faction with nothing to say.