Legislative branch: unicameral National People s Congress or Quanguo Renmin Daibiao Dahui (2,987 seats; members elected by municipal, regional, and provincial people s congresses, and People s Liberation Army to serve five-year terms) elections: last held December 2007- February 2008; date of next election - NA election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - 2,987 Judicial branch: Supreme People s Court (judges appointed by the National People s Congress); Local People s Courts (comprise higher, intermediate, and basic courts); Special People s Courts (primarily military, maritime, railway transportation, and forestry courts) Political parties and leaders: Chinese Communist Party or CCP [HU Jintao]; eight registered small parties controlled by CCP