(Vietnam, 15th) Voting for Vietnam's National Assembly and various levels of People's Councils has begun, with polling stations across the country now open.
According to AFP, on Sunday (March 15), Vietnam is holding elections for the 16th National Assembly and various levels of People's Councils. Most polling stations are scheduled to close at 7 PM that day, and results are expected to be announced at least a week later.
The Vietnamese National Assembly is unicameral, exercising constitutional and legislative power, deciding major national policies, and supervising the operations of state institutions. There are 500 representatives in the Assembly, elected once every five years. According to the law, parliamentarians are selected from 182 constituencies nationwide, and at least two-fifths of them must serve full-time.
According to reports, of the 864 National Assembly candidates participating in the election, only 65 are not Communist Party members.
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Nguyen Phu Trong, was successfully re-elected at the 14th Party Congress held this January. Analysts believe that after the National Assembly election, he is likely to simultaneously hold the position of President.
The Vietnamese National Assembly is unicameral, exercising constitutional and legislative power, deciding major national policies, and supervising the operations of state institutions. There are 500 representatives in the Assembly, elected once every five years. According to the law, parliamentarians are selected from 182 constituencies nationwide, and at least two-fifths of them must serve full-time.
According to reports, of the 864 National Assembly candidates participating in the election, only 65 are not Communist Party members.
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Nguyen Phu Trong, was successfully re-elected at the 14th Party Congress held this January. Analysts believe that after the National Assembly election, he is likely to simultaneously hold the position of President.