Hau A Lenh, Vice President and General Secretary of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee (Photo: VNA)Talking to the press, Lenh, who is also a member of theParty Central Committee, affirmed that all Vietnamese citizens who meetnecessary conditions have the right to self-nomination.
All elections of deputies to the National Assembly andPeople’s Councils at all levels have never had any obstructions as self-nominationis citizens’ right, Lenh said, adding that nominated and self-nominatedcandidates have equal interests.
The NA Standing Committee’s resolution on the structure,component, and number of deputies to the 15th NA regulates that the number ofdeputies who are not Party members are expected to reach 25-50, equivalent to5-10 percent, he stated.
Regarding an increase in the number of full-time deputies inthe upcoming legislature, Lenh said that the number of deputies from lawenforcement and judicial agencies, localities and several centrally-run agencieswill decrease, while the number of full-time deputies from the NA’s committeesand bodies will increase.
According to the official, the adjustment is suitable, as itis necessary to have more full-time deputies who are able to participate inintensive research in making laws and carrying out the NA’s functions.
Regarding some deputies of the 14th NA committingnationality violations, Lenh said that the VFF plans to intensify supervisionand establish supervision delegations.
From March 5, the first phase of the supervision work willbe conducted, with the focus on standards of nominees, he added./.
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