Standing Vice Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Tran Thanh Man speaks at the meeting (Photo: VNA)In his remarks, Man said the meeting is very important because thesub-committee is to review and prepare a report and a draft resolution onconfirming the eligibility of deputies elected to the 15th NA to submitto the NA Standing Committee’s 58th session, and report to the 15th NA at the first session.
He cited the assessment of Party and State leaders that the elections ofdeputies to the 15th NA and People's Councils at all levels for the 2021-2026term had been conducted in a democratic manner and in accordance with the law,with remarkable success.
Accordingly, the voter turnout reached 99.6 percent, 0.25 percent higher thanthe previous term. It is noteworthy that the percentage of ethnic minoritypeople among elected deputies in this tenure reaches 17.84 percent - thehighest ever. The ratio of female deputies in this term, at more than 30percent, is also the highest since the 6th tenure.
Man emphasised the role of the sub-committee inelection preparation work, including preparing candidate profiles andthe official lists of NA candidates and constituencies, confirming and reporting the results of the election.
The sub-committee has kept up-to-date with the situationfollowing the elections and solved arising problems, he said, adding that it hascoordinated effectively with the Law Commission, the sub-committee incharge of solving complaints and denunciations, and the Ministry of Public Security, insolving important issues.
In the context of complicated developmentsof the COVID-19 pandemic, and changes in personnel in charge of election workin localities, the sub-committee cooperated with localities to promptly handle arisingproblems.
During the meeting, participants gave their comments on the report and the draftresolution on confirming the eligibility of deputies elected to the 15th National Assembly so as to complete these documents before submitting them tothe NA Standing Committee and the NA./.
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