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Voter Turnout in Việt Nam: A Measure of Legitimacy and State Capacity

Graphic: Thiên Tân/Luật Khoa Magazine.

Voter turnout is the most prominently featured statistic during every election season in Việt Nam. 

In the 2021 National Assembly election, the officially announced figure was 99.57 percent. [1] As usual, this number quickly appeared across state media as proof of a “successful election” and of “the people’s trust.”

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