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Mayor sacked for courting voters with SMS
By Zhang Xuanchen |
March 4, 2011, Friday
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THE mayor of Taiyuan, the capital city of north China's Shanxi Province, has been removed from his post as rumors circulate that he used text message as a tool to win election votes.
Taiyuan city government announced on February 18 that Zhang Bingsheng, 56, was removed for "making serious mistakes during an early election, which sent waves of shock among local officials," the Oriental Outlook reported today.
Most officials said they did not get an internal briefing about Zhang's removal. Moreover, Zhang was expected to attend the annual session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference in Beijing early this month.
Though Taiyuan authorities declined to give further details, rumors have spread apace. One mid-level official who was not identified admitted that he received text messages from Zhang's team asking him to vote for Zhang in the January election.
The message has violated the election rules, according to Taiyuan government.
A government insider said Zhang had been in his post for nearly a decade and the January election was his last chance to get a promotion before retirement.
Taiyuan city government announced on February 18 that Zhang Bingsheng, 56, was removed for "making serious mistakes during an early election, which sent waves of shock among local officials," the Oriental Outlook reported today.
Most officials said they did not get an internal briefing about Zhang's removal. Moreover, Zhang was expected to attend the annual session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference in Beijing early this month.
Though Taiyuan authorities declined to give further details, rumors have spread apace. One mid-level official who was not identified admitted that he received text messages from Zhang's team asking him to vote for Zhang in the January election.
The message has violated the election rules, according to Taiyuan government.
A government insider said Zhang had been in his post for nearly a decade and the January election was his last chance to get a promotion before retirement.
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