The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China released guidelines on Wednesday for the election of delegates to the Party's 19th National Congress, marking the beginning of the election process.

A total of 2,300 delegates will be elected by 40 electoral units across the country. The election will be completed by June, according to a CPC Central Committee statement.

Delegates to the 19th National Congress should be excellent Party members, the statement said, adding that candidates' beliefs, political integrity and moral qualities were the most important qualities.