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Vietnam votes as Communist Party fields nearly 93% of parliamentary candidates
Nearly 93% of candidates are Communist Party members, with turnout often above 99%, ensuring continued party dominance in Vietnam’s largely ceremonial National Assembly.
- On Sunday, Vietnam held nationwide elections to select National Assembly members, with lawmakers voting to confirm top leaders and ratify party choices.
- Following the party's January congress, the Vietnamese National Assembly mainly ratifies party decisions, with all candidates vetted and pre-approved by the Communist Party of Vietnam, said Nguyen Khac Giang of the ISEAS—Yusof Ishak Institute.
- Nearly 79 million voters are eligible to choose 500 representatives from 864 candidates, including only 65 non-party candidates amid patriotic banners in Hanoi.
- If confirmed, top party leader To Lam would gain backing for his agenda when the incoming National Assembly meets next month to approve appointments.
- Leaders have set a 10% growth target and are pushing higher-value industry and private-sector roles in Vietnam, a nation of 100 million that grew eight percent last year but faces rising trade tensions.
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Vietnam went to the polls on Sunday to elect a new parliament. State media reported after polling stations closed that more than 99 percent of eligible voters out of 79 million had cast their ballots.
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Vietnam votes as Communist Party fields nearly 93% of parliamentary candidates
Tens of millions of Vietnamese were voting on Sunday to elect members of parliament from a list of candidates almost exclusively fielded by the Communist Party, ensuring the party's continued overwhelming dominance.
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Nearly 79 million voters throughout the country are qualified to elect 500 representatives from among the 864 candidates to the National Assembly, which has only a formal function.
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Total News Sources105
Leaning Left19Leaning Right20Center29Last UpdatedBias Distribution43% Center
Bias Distribution
- 43% of the sources are Center
43% Center
L 28%
C 43%
R 29%
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