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Election 2026
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PoliticsMembers
The Absence of Lawyers in Việt Nam’s 16th National Assembly
A review of the elected deputies for the 16th National Assembly this year reveals a striking absence: there is not a single lawyer among them. Theoretically, members of the National…
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NewsMembers
Nguyễn Tấn Dũng Returns To Diên Hồng Hall Exactly 10 Years After Losing His Premiership
Exactly ten years after his removal from office, former Prime Minister Nguyễn Tấn Dũng returned to the front row of the Diên Hồng Hall to attend the first session of…
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Trần Thanh Mẫn Re-elected as Việt Nam’s National Assembly Chairman
Việt Nam’s National Assembly is expected to re-elect Trần Thanh Mẫn as chairman during the first session of its 16th term, which runs from April 6 to April 24. This…
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Việt Nam’s 2026 Election Budget: The Mystery of the $108 Million USD
Although the allocated budget for the 2026 election is reportedly 2,700 billion đồng (approximately $108 million USD)—an increase of roughly 1,000 billion đồng, or 57%, from the previous term—there is…
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The Mechanics of Near-Universal Voter Turnout in Việt Nam: Understanding Voter Mobilization and Soft Pressure
During a conversation regarding elections in Việt Nam, an American friend was particularly intrigued to learn that the official voter turnout for the 2021 National Assembly election was 99.57 percent. …
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Persons With Disabilities Face Barriers to Running for National Assembly in Việt Nam
Those born in the 1970s and 1980s who take an interest in disability issues or technology are likely familiar with Nguyễn Công Hùng. Living with a severe disability, he was…
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Voter Turnout in Việt Nam: A Measure of Legitimacy and State Capacity
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…
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Transparency, Theater, and Duplicity in Việt Nam’s General Elections
The Communist Party of Việt Nam (CPV) excels at staging spectacular administrative productions. For weeks, state media outlets have described the recently concluded March 15 general elections as a “national…
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With No Opposition, The Communist Party of Vietnam Sweeps Nearly the Entire National Assembly; Tô Lâm Elected in Hà Nội
Key Events With No Opposition, Communist Party Secures Near-Total Control of Việt Nam’s National Assembly
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Voting for Strangers: Inside Việt Nam’s Vetting Process and Socialist Elections
On March 15, many people in Việt Nam cast their votes. Colorful banners decorate polling stations, where boards display candidate lists for three levels of office: commune or ward People’s…
