Elections in Vietnam

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Elections in Vietnam gives information on election and election results in Vietnam.

General[]

The President of Vietnam (Chủ tịch nước) is elected by the National Assembly, thus an indirect system. The Prime Minister of Vietnam (Thủ tướng) and Chief Justice (Chánh án Tối cao) of Vietnam are appointed by the President and approved by the National Assembly. The Ministers are then appointed by the Prime Minister and also approved by the National Assembly.

At the May 20, 2007 election only the Vietnamese Fatherland Front, a front consisting of the Communist Party of Vietnam, mass organizations and affiliated, and some non-partisans were allowed to participate. 1 member is self-nominated and is not a member of the VFF. 42 seats were won by non-party candidates. The president is elected for a five-year term by the parliament. More than 99% of all candidates were selected by Communist Party and most of them were from their own party.

Human rights organizations and activists have labeled the country's post-reunification polls as fraudulent show elections.^[1]

Local election[]

People's Council (Hội đồng Nhân dân) is the local legislature of provinces and municipalities of Vietnam. People in the provinces or municipalities elect a People's Council via a direct system. The number of councilors of People's Council depends on the population of that province or municipality. The People's Council is elected for a five-year term. The Chairman of People's Council is elected from the councilors.

The People's Council elects a People's Committee (Ủy ban Nhân dân) as the executive body, thus an indirect system. The People's Committee consists of a Chairman and a number of commissioners.

The Judge of the People's Court (Tòa án Nhân dân) of each province or municipality is appointed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme People's Court of Vietnam.

Latest elections[]

Legislative election[]

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Communist Party of Vietnam			485	+10
	Non-party members			14	–7
Vacant				1	–
Total				500	+4
Total votes		69,243,604	–
Registered voters/turnout		69,523,133	99.60
Source: National Election Council, Vietnamplus

See also[]

• Electoral calendar
• Electoral system

References[]