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China's Xi Allowed to Remain 'President for Life' as Term Limits Removed
National People’s Congress approves amendment abolishing two-term limit for president.
China has amended its constitution to abolish the two-term limit for the country’s president, allowing Xi Jinping to lead for life and underlining a move towards one-man rule.
Also in the programme: former FARC guerillas in Colombia contest elections for the first time since the peace deal; and how flooding in northeast Australia is driving dangerous crocodiles downstream.
Picture: An attendant gives a ballot ticket to Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Credit: Getty images/AFP
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