President will make his mark on Communist constitution
After months of murky manoeuvring, President Hu Jintao is set to secure a place in the party constitution for his political theory, with the Communist Party announcing yesterday it will amend its charter at next month's national congress.
'The 17th Party Congress will appropriately revise the party constitution according to the changing situations and tasks,' Xinhua reported, citing a statement from a Politburo meeting presided over by Mr Hu yesterday.
The meeting discussed a draft amendment to the party constitution and a draft report to the party's 17th National Congress, both of which would be submitted to the 7th Plenum of the 16th Central Committee for further review, it said.
The revised constitution, besides keeping the thinking of all major figures in the communist pantheon, would also 'reflect the major strategic thoughts the central leadership has set forth since the 16th Party Congress, such as the Scientific Development theory', Xinhua said.
The pre-congress closed-door plenum, schedule for October 9 and to be attended by more than 350 Central Committee members, will finalise a major leadership change and wrap up the report to be presented at the party congress, which opens on October 15.