Chapter 1 The Importance and Necessity of Establishing the Preliminary Period of Party Members_
Section 1 Establishing the Preliminary Period is an important provision of the Party Constitution
Section 1 Establishing the preparatory period is an important stipulation of the party constitution
As the fundamental law of the party, the party constitution, in accordance with the nature of the party and the fundamental requirements of the work of recruiting party members, has made clear provisions on the probationary period of the probationary party members, the duties and rights of probationary party members, and the role of the probationary period, whether it is a grassroots party organization or Individual reserve party members must comply with these requirements.
- The preparation period of party members is an important stipulation of the party constitution
- Provisions on the preparatory period of party members
In the history of our party, the preparatory period for party members is different at different stages. Before the Party Constitution of the Eighth National Congress of the Party, the preparatory period was called the standby period, and the Party Constitution of the Eighth National Congress of the Party changed the standby period to the preparatory period.
The Chinese Communist Party Constitution adopted by the Second National Congress of the Communist Party of China does not stipulate a waiting period. The Chinese Communist Party, which was adopted by the three major parties in 1923, revised its constitution for the first time and put forward the concept of “alternate party members” for the first time. The three to five major parties of the party have made relatively specific regulations on the waiting period for party members. The Party Constitution adopted by the Third and Fourth National Congresses stipulates that the alternate period for alternate party members is three months for workers and six months for non-workers; however, the local committees may adjust the situation at their discretion.
The party constitution adopted by the Seventh National Congress of the Party in 1945 stipulated that the waiting period for workers, coolies, farm laborers, poor peasants, urban poor, and revolutionary soldiers was six months; the waiting period for middle peasants, employees, intellectuals, and freelancers was one year; for new party members The waiting period, in newly developed areas of the revolution, may be modified by the party’s representative office of the CPC Central Committee or the provincial or district party committees stipulating temporary measures. In addition to the above-mentioned various elements, people from other social elements join the party, and the waiting period is two years. The party constitution also specifically stipulates that those who leave other political parties to join the Communist Party of China, the waiting period is two years; under special circumstances, the county-level and above party committees have the right to directly decide to accept new party members individually. The waiting period of alternate party members may be extended or shortened by the party committee to which they belong. Alternate party members who are deemed unable to join the party after inspection during the alternate period may be disqualified as alternate party members.
The party constitution adopted by the Eighth National Congress of the Communist Party of China in 1956 stipulates that the preparatory period for probationary party members is one year; under special circumstances, party committees at the county level and above have the right to directly accept party members. During the Ninth and Tenth National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the party constitution abolished the preparatory period, and the Eleventh Congress reinstated the preparatory period. The party constitution adopted at the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China continued the provisions of the party constitution regarding the preparatory period of party members since the 11th National Congress, and made specific provisions on the details of recruiting party members.
Practice has proved that the party constitution stipulates that the preparatory period is one year is a relatively appropriate time. If the preparatory period is three months or half a year, it is obviously not enough to educate and inspect a new party member in terms of time, and the preparatory period stipulates one year. The above is too long, which is not conducive to the development of the party organization. The party constitution also stipulates that if the preparatory period expires and needs to continue inspection and education, the preparatory period can be extended. For those who do not meet the qualifications for party members, the qualifications of the probationary party members should be cancelled.
- Provisions on the role of the preparatory period
The Seventh Party Constitution stipulates: “The role of the alternate party member’s alternate period is to enable the alternate to receive preliminary party education and to ensure the political quality of the party’s organization and inspection of the alternate.” At the same time, it stipulates that all party members and alternate party members have no For justified reasons, those who do not participate in party life, do not carry out the work assigned by the party, and do not pay party dues within six months are considered to have left the party on their own, and the party branch assembly shall pass the removal and report to the higher party committee for approval.
The Party Constitution of the Eighteenth National Congress of the Communist Party of China also made clear provisions on the requirements of probationary party members during the probation period. During the preparation period, probationary party members should strictly demand themselves in accordance with the standards of party members, consciously accept the inspection and education of themselves by the party organization, and strive to become full party members on time.
- Provisions on the rights and obligations of probationary party members
In 1923, the Communist Party of China first amended its constitution, which stipulated that alternate party members could only participate in group meetings and only had the right to speak and vote, but their duties were the same as those of official party members. The third amendment to the Constitution of the Communist Party of China in 1925 stipulates that alternate party members participate in branch meetings (where necessary, the local executive committee may decide that they participate in the local assembly, but they have no voting rights). They have only the right to speak but not the right to vote, but their obligations are the same as those of official party members. The party constitution passed in 1927 stipulates that alternate party members only have the right to speak and not vote when they participate in branch meetings, but their duties are the same as those of full party members. The seven major party constitutions of the party have clearly stipulated that the duties and rights of alternate party members are the same as those of full party members, except for the right to vote, to be elected, and to vote.
Since then, the party constitution basically continued this provision, and the party constitution of the Eighteenth National Congress also stipulated that the duties of the reserve party members are the same as those of the full party members. The rights of probationary party members are the same as those of full party members, except that they have no right to vote, vote and be elected.
- The importance and necessity of establishing the preparatory period of the party constitution
The party constitution stipulates that the recruitment of party members must implement a one-year preparatory period. The purpose is twofold: one is that the party organization must strengthen the training and education of party life for new party comrades through the preparatory period, help new party members enhance their party spirit, and establish correctness. The world outlook, outlook on life, and values make them a qualified party member; the other is that the party organization should conduct further inspections on new party members through the preparatory period, and transfer those who meet the requirements of party members to full party members on time, whether they do not have or are not fully equipped The probationary party members who have the qualifications of party members shall make corresponding disposal.
- Establishing the preparatory period is the need to ensure the quality of party members and maintain the advanced nature and purity of the party member team
The implementation of the preparatory period is a necessary link to ensure the quality of party members. Paying attention to the quality of party members is a basic principle of Marxist party building theory, and it is also a unique requirement for the building of a Marxist party itself. This is particularly important for the ruling party. After the party came to power, it has always attached great importance to improving the quality of party members. At the first national organization work conference in 1951, Comrade Liu Shaoqi conducted a comprehensive and in-depth analysis of the new situation and new problems faced by the work of recruiting party members after the party took power. He emphasized the need to take “stricter procedures for joining the party” as an important measure to ensure the quality of party members, which has far-reaching significance. With the change
The reform and opening up and the in-depth development of the socialist market economy, the world, the country, and the party have undergone profound changes, the economic system has undergone profound changes, the social structure has undergone profound changes, the pattern of interests has undergone profound adjustments, and its ideological concepts have undergone profound changes. “” and “Four Dangers” both pose many new topics and challenges to the building of the party member ranks. Under the new situation, the recruitment of party members must be strictly controlled, and the quality of new party members must be guaranteed through strict party admission procedures and the advanced nature and purity of the party member team.
To ensure the quality of party members, the core issue is to improve the quality of party members. The quality of party members mainly includes four aspects: First, political quality, which requires a firm working-class political stand and a high degree of political consciousness, that is, the working-class party spirit. The most ambitious ideal of party members is to realize communism, and the most lofty quality is to serve the people wholeheartedly. No matter in any difficult and complicated struggle, party members must stand firm, have a clear banner, and always maintain the revolutionary integrity and struggle spirit of the working class. The second is ideological quality, that is, a high level of Marxist ideology and theory. Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought, the theoretical system of socialism with Chinese characteristics, and General Secretary Xi Jinping’s series of important speeches are the party’s ideological and theoretical foundation and ideological weapon. To be infinitely loyal to the revolutionary cause and fight to the end for communism, Communist Party members must constantly arm themselves with Marxist ideology, learn to use Marxist positions, viewpoints, and methods, and continuously improve their ideological and theoretical level and ability to distinguish right from wrong. The third is professional quality, that is, having a strong professional ability related to one’s own job. This is the basic requirement for party members to dedicate themselves to the party’s cause, and it is also the basic condition and prerequisite for party members to play a pioneering and exemplary role. Even if you don’t do your job well, you are definitely not a good party member. The fourth is the quality of work style, that is, to have a good ideological style, work style, life style and strict organizational discipline. In particular, it is necessary to inherit and carry forward the three styles of combining theory with practice, keeping close contact with the masses, having the courage to develop criticism and self-criticism, fostering and forming new styles, strictly implementing the party’s political and organizational disciplines, and striving to maintain the unity and unity of the party, and practice Perform “three stricts and three reals”; etc. In short, the basic qualities of party members must be as stipulated in the party constitution, “to be a communist-conscious vanguard of the Chinese working class”, “must serve the people wholeheartedly, sacrifice everything personally, and strive for the realization of communism for life.” At the same time, “Party members will always be ordinary members of the working people. Except for their personal interests and working powers within the limits of laws and policies, all Party members must not seek any personal gains or privileges.”
Specifically, improving the quality of party members has several important meanings.
First, improving the quality of party members is an important foundation for realizing the party’s advanced nature. Party members are the body cells of the party and the main body of party activities. The quality of party members and the status of the party member team directly affect the existence and development of the party, and affect the nature of the party and its cohesion and combat effectiveness. Fundamentally speaking, our party is able to seize power, consolidate power, and stay in power for a long time. Fundamentally speaking, it relies on the joint efforts of the broad masses of party members. Under the leadership of the Party Central Committee, the majority of party members unite the people and implement the party’s line, principles and policies; down-to-earth, work hard, and play a pioneering role in all walks of life and positions; keep close contact with the masses and serve the people wholeheartedly to achieve good results , Maintain and develop the fundamental interests of the overwhelming majority of the people as the fundamental starting point and goal. Both history and reality have fully proved that the advanced nature of the party determines the advanced nature of party members, and the advanced nature of party members guarantees the advanced nature of the party.
Marxist political parties must pay attention to improving the quality of party members, constantly educate their party members to support the party’s program, abide by the party’s constitution, fulfill the obligations of party members, implement the party’s decisions, implement the party’s line, complete the party’s tasks, and achieve communism Struggle for a lifetime, and be ready to sacrifice everything for the party and the people at any time, and even sacrifice one’s own life. Every Communist must consciously adapt his thoughts, speeches, and actions to meet the requirements of the party, give full play to the role of a communist vanguard, and must not lower his ideological awareness to the level of ordinary people. Otherwise, the party’s advanced nature will not be maintained, and it will even lead to degeneration of the party.
Second, improving the quality of party members is the basic condition for realizing the correct leadership of the party. The Communist Party of China is the core of leadership for the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics. The realization of the party’s correct leadership depends on three conditions: one is the correctness of the party’s line, principles and policies; the second is the strong organization and propaganda and education work of the united party organizations at all levels; the third is the party’s strong spirit and consciousness. The broad masses of party members who are tall and good in style play a vanguard and exemplary role. These three conditions are indispensable. There is no correct ideological and political line, no organizations at all levels of the party to propagate and organize the masses, no vanguard and exemplary role of the broad masses of party members to influence the masses, unite the masses, and turn the party’s propositions into actual actions of the broad masses. The party is correct. The ideological and political line of the People’s Republic of China cannot be smoothly implemented, and the party’s leadership role cannot be realized. This is one aspect of the problem. On the other hand, whether the party’s leadership can be correct also depends on the quality of party members. Because only when the broad masses of party members have high ideological awareness and theoretical level, and give full play to their enthusiasm and creativity, can the party better concentrate the wisdom and will of the broad masses inside and outside the party, formulate correct lines, principles and policies that are in line with the interests of the people, and achieve broad The support and support of the masses of the people, thereby ensuring the correct leadership of the party. Therefore, continuously improving the quality of party members is of great significance for realizing and ensuring the correct leadership of the party.
Third, improving the quality of party members is an important guarantee for consolidating the close ties between the party and the people. The Communist Party of China is a faithful representative of the interests of the people of all ethnic groups in China. Serving the people wholeheartedly, never divorcing from the masses for a moment, and proceeding from the interests of the people is the fundamental purpose of our party and the starting point of all activities. Only by closely connecting with the masses of the people can the party have inexhaustible strength, consolidate its own organization, and remain invincible forever. Our party is
In the long-term struggle leading the Chinese revolution and construction, a fine tradition of close contact with the masses has been formed. Relying on the support of the broad masses of the people gives the party an invincible and powerful force, makes the party a solid battle fortress, and guarantees the continuity of the party’s cause. go ahead. The fact that our party is able to maintain a close and flesh-and-blood relationship with the masses of the people for a long time is established, consolidated, and developed by the party’s correct program, line, and the vanguard and exemplary role of the broad masses of party members. Therefore, only by working hard to improve the quality of party members and giving full play to their exemplary vanguard and exemplary role among the masses can the party strengthen the ties between the party and the masses, thereby making the party stronger and stronger.
As the vanguard of the working class, the Communist Party of China not only demonstrates its class nature, but also embodies its advanced nature. On the one hand, the advanced nature and purity of the Communist Party rely on its own conscious exertion; on the other hand, the emergence of this consciousness is the result of our party’s long-term perseverance in education. Our party has always attached great importance to the needs of the development and change of the situation and tasks, timely education of party members, education of communist lofty ideals, education of the purpose of serving the people wholeheartedly, and education of the party’s mass line with civil pragmatism and cleanliness as the main content. In order to maintain the advanced nature of party members and enhance the party’s combat effectiveness and cohesion. After party members joined the party, the party passed Marxist-Leninist ideological education and various exercises and tests, so that they had the outstanding qualities of the working class and communist consciousness.
There are two main ways to improve the quality of party members: one is that party members continuously strengthen their self-cultivation, and the other is that party organizations educate, manage, supervise, and serve party members. At the same time, the improvement of the quality of party members must also address several key links, such as before joining the party and during the preparation period. The education and management of the preparatory period are as significant to the entire political career of party members as the relationship between the foundation and the building. Only when the foundation is strong can the building be strong. It can be seen that the provision of a preparatory period for new party members and the strengthening of the education and management of party members by the party organization is an important measure to ensure the quality of party members. Comrades who apply to join the party become a reserve party member.
They have done a lot of training and education by the party organization, and they have fulfilled the procedures for joining the party in accordance with the procedures stipulated by the party constitution. It can be said that they basically have the conditions for a party member. However, joining the party in organization does not mean that the problem of joining the party in ideology has been solved. Therefore, the party organization needs to further investigate, educate and train them, especially so that they have more opportunities to undergo the exercise of actual life in the party. Continually strengthen the awareness of party members, improve the ability to correctly exercise party members’ democratic rights, and enhance the consciousness of fulfilling party members’ obligations, so as to be more strict with themselves and lay a good foundation for being a veritable party member.
- Establishing the preparatory period is the need to strengthen the education and management of party members, and to ensure that party members join the party in both organization and ideology
The advanced nature and purity of party members require party members not only to join the party organizationally, but more importantly, to join the party ideologically. The preparatory period for party members is an important stage for party members to learn scientific theories, participate in various exercises, undergo various tests, and gradually grow into outstanding members of the Chinese working class and communist consciousness.
If a party member can conscientiously perform his duties and obligations, consciously follow the party constitution and party spirit requirements, self-discipline, self-reform and self-improve, and strive to achieve full ideological membership in the party; if each party member consciously uses the excellent qualities of the Chinese working class vanguard Traits to transform oneself, so that one has a materialistic worldview and all the good qualities of the Chinese working class; use communism to overcome all kinds of individualism in the mind, and make oneself ideal, ethical, educated, and disciplined A fully developed communist newcomer. Then, the political firmness, ideological and moral advancement, and purity of our party members will definitely be greatly improved, and the cohesion, creativity, and combat effectiveness of our party will also be greatly enhanced.
Although the prospective party members have accepted the party organization’s inspection of themselves in the process of seeking to join the party, the party organization’s inspection is limited to outside the party, and can only be inspected from their understanding of the party and their performance in work, study, and life.
Their consciousness and qualities are mostly limited to appearances. It should be said that this kind of inspection cannot fully confirm whether he can become a qualified Communist Party member after joining the party. Therefore, during the preparatory period, it is necessary to continue to directly accept the party organization’s internal party inspections with specific purposes. During the preparatory period, the party organization should examine the new party members’ motives for joining the party through the performance and ideological changes of the party applicants before and after joining the party.
Whether it is correct, whether it is loyal to the party and whether it really has the basic requirements of a party member, so as to prevent people with impure motives for joining the party and those who do not meet the party membership standards from entering the party, so as to ensure the purity of the party team. The party organization’s education of prospective party members is carried out through the practice of new party comrades participating in party life.
During the preliminary period, the party organization must not only organize them to study the party’s basic theories, learn the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s series of important speeches, learn the party’s line, guidelines, policies, and resolutions, learn the party’s basic knowledge, and study science, culture, and law. And business knowledge, and at the same time assign them to do a certain amount of work, so that they can withstand the exercise.
Through the education of the party organization, they can further master the basic viewpoints of Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought and the theoretical system of socialism with Chinese characteristics, thoroughly implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s series of important speeches, strengthen their political beliefs, and be familiar with the principles of political life within the party , Earnestly implement the party’s organizational principles and disciplines, and urge them to better qualify as party members.
The party organization’s effort to educate and inspect probationary party members should not be less than the strength used to receive a probationary party member. In some places where the work of accepting reserve party members is rough, more force must be used. Only paying attention to the acceptance of probationary party members and not paying attention to the inspection and education of probationary party members is a manifestation of the wrong thinking of emphasizing quantity and devaluing quality. And any neglect of the quality of party members will be harmful to the consolidation of party organizations and our socialist modernization drive.
