Vietnam Communist Party fields nearly 93% of candidates in parliamentary election

Record ID: 2365369

  • Title: Vietnam Communist Party fields nearly 93% of candidates in parliamentary election
  • Date: 15th March 2026
  • Summary: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (MARCH 15, 2026) (REUTERS) ***WARNING: CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** VARIOUS OF MODEL KENDALL JENNER POSING FOR PICTURES AT VANITY OSCARS PARTY MODEL BELLA HADID MODEL HAILEY BIEBER DIRECTOR STEVEN SPIELBERG ACTOR MIA GOTH ACTOR SUKI WATERHOUSE AND PARTNER, ACTOR ROBERT PATTINSON GOTH PATTINSON VARIOUS COMEDIAN CONAN O’BRIEN AND WIFE
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  • Keywords: Election Hanoi To Lam Vietnam
  • Location: HANOI, VIETNAM
  • City: HANOI, VIETNAM
  • Country: Vietnam
  • Topics: Asia / Pacific,Government/Politics,Elections/Voting
  • Reuters ID: LVA001411415032026RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Tens of millions of Vietnamese went to the polls on Sunday (March 15) to elect 500 members of the National Assembly from a list of candidates almost exclusively fielded by the ruling Communist Party.
    The five-yearly elections, in which nearly 73.5 million registered voters will also choose representatives for local councils, are one of the few nods to democratic practice in the tightly controlled one-party state, where the most powerful positions are decided by Communist senior officials ahead of the vote.
    Nearly 93% of the 864 candidates running for the national parliament are Communist Party members, while 7.5% are independents, according to the national election council, down from 8.5% in 2021, leaving no doubt the party will maintain its overwhelming dominance in the assembly.
    In the current legislature, the Communist Party, which has ruled the country unopposed for decades, holds 97% of the seats.
    The parliament has virtually no power to challenge the party's key decisions, including on personnel, but it has occasionally amended proposed laws.
    The opening plenary session is scheduled for early April, when lawmakers are expected to approve the state's top leaders previously nominated by the party, including the president and the prime minister.
    Parliament chairman Tran Thanh Man told local media the election results would be announced on March 23.
    Turnout has exceeded 99% in each of the last seven parliamentary elections, according to the state news agency.
    (Production: Thinh Nguyen, Minh Nguyen)
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