Elections go as planned nationwide: NA Vice Chairman
The elections have gone as planned in all cities and provinces so far, thanks to well-organised and convenient setup, member of the National Election Council and Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Nguyen Khac Dinh told reporters on May 23.
Politburo member and Chairman of the Party Central Committee's Economic Commission Tran Tuan Anh casts his vote at Polling Station No. 29 in Thao Dien commune, Ho Chi Minh City. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The elections have gone as plannedin all cities and provinces so far, thanks to well-organised and convenientsetup, member of the National Election Council and Vice Chairman of theNational Assembly Nguyen Khac Dinh told reporters on May 23.
There have been no reports on election-related problemsby localities so far, he said.
Voting has completed in several electoral units with thevoter turnout rate reaching 100 percent, Dinh noted, adding that an electoralunit of the public security force in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh wasthe first to complete the voting in the country, at 6:50am, with a 100 percent turn-outrate.
Voters wait for their turn at Polling Station No.2 in Tay Mo commune, Hanoi's Nam Tu Liem district. (Photo: VNA)
The NA official further said that the election process inquarantined and lockdown areas is also going on smoothly. He explained that theNational Election Council has issued ten documents providing detailedguidelines for the organization of elections inside quarantined sites andlocked down areas.
Voting began at 7am on May 23 across around 80,000polling stations nationwide in the elections of deputies to the 15th NationalAssembly and People’s Council at all levels in the 2021-2026 tenure.
More than 69 million voters across the country areexpected to turn out to elect 500 deputies to the 15th NA among 866 candidates.
Meanwhile, 3,726 deputies will be selected among 6,199candidates to provincial-level People’s Councils, 22,952 deputies todistrict-level People’s Councils among 37,468 candidates, and 242,312 deputiesto communal-level People’s Councils among 405,244 candidates.
Elections campaigns by 866 candidates for the election of deputies to the 15th National Assembly and nearly 449,000 others for the election of People’s Councils at all levels in 2021-2026 tenure have been completed in accordance with the law and in a safely manner despite the complicated developments of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Voting began at 7am May 23 across around 80,000 voting units nationwide in the elections of deputies to the 15th National Assembly and People’s Council at all levels in the 2021-2026 tenure.
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong came to Polling Station No 4 of Nguyen Du ward, Hanoi’s Hai Ba Trung district, on May 23 morning to cast his vote in the elections of deputies to the 15th National Assembly (NA) and all-level People’s Councils for the 2021-2026 term.
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his wife joined others voters in Cu Chi town of Cu Chi district, Ho Chi Minh City, in casting ballots on May 23 morning to select deputies to the 15th National Assembly (NA) and all-level People’s Councils for 2021-2026.
Party, State and Government officials, both incumbent and former, headed to the polls in Hanoi on May 23 morning, along with voters across the country, to cast their votes to select deputies to the 15th National Assembly (NA) and People’s Council at all levels in 2021-2026 tenure.
National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue was the first to cast ballots to select deputies to the 15th NA and People’s Councils at all levels in the 2021 – 2026 tenure at Polling Station No.1 in An Lao township, the northern city of Hai Phong’s An Lao district on May 23 morning.
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Politburo member and Chairman of the Party Central Committee's Economic Commission Tran Tuan Anh casts his vote at Polling Station No. 29 in Thao Dien commune, Ho Chi Minh City. (Photo: VNA)
Voters wait for their turn at Polling Station No.2 in Tay Mo commune, Hanoi's Nam Tu Liem district. (Photo: VNA) 
