Posters on the elections of deputies to the 15th NA and all-level People’s Councils for the 2021-2026 tenure (Photo: VNA)In its report, the Governmentnoted that despite complicated and unpredictable COVID-19 developments, thanksto the drastic and timely directions and the close coordination between theNational Election Council, the NA Standing Committee, the Government, the PrimeMinister, the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee, and local Partycommittees and authorities, election preparations have been carried out inconformity with the Politburo’s directions and legal regulations.
Minister of Home Affairs PhamThi Thanh Tra said to gear up for the elections, organisations in charge of thevoting have been set up in localities, with 63 election committees at theprovincial level, 682 others at the district level, and 10,134 at the communallevel.
Police officers of Hanoi's Ba Dinh district check the preparations for the elections (Photo: VNA)Meanwhile, the official list ofcandidates in the NA election consists of 866 people, including 203 fromcentral agencies, 663 from localities, and nine self-nominated. The newparliament will have 500 deputies.
There are 6,201 candidates inthe election of deputies to provincial-level People’s Councils, including 18self-nominated. Among them, 3,727 are set to be selected.
So far, the National ElectionCouncil has agreed to early voting in some constituencies with certaindisadvantages in 15 provincial-level localities, namely Hai Phong, Can Tho, CaMau, Quang Binh, Khanh Hoa, Quang Nam, Ba Ria - Vung Tau, Binh Dinh, Dak Lak,Dak Nong, Kon Tum, Hau Giang, Kien Giang, Nghe An, and Bac Lieu./.
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