“党内民主是党的生命”。改革开放以来,党对党内民主建设的规律进行了艰辛的探索,积累了丰富的经验。主要有:服从党的政治路线是方向;提高执政能力是价值取向;民主集中制是保障;制度建设是关键;有领导有步骤进行是方略等。总结这些经验对加强党内民主建设及提高党的执政能力有重要的现实意义。 “Inner-party democracy is the life of the party.” Since the reform and opening up, the party has conducted arduous exploration on the law of intra-party democracy and accumulated rich experience. Mainly: obey the party’s political line is the direction; to enhance the ruling ability is the value orientation; democratic centralism is the protection; system construction is the key; there are leaders step by step is a strategy. To sum up these experiences is of great practical significance to strengthening the building of inner-party democracy and improving the party’s ability to govern.