Deputies of Vietnam’s National Assembly (NA), the country’s highest legislative body, will elect three top positions in the NA’s first plenum, scheduled on July 20 and August 3.

Vietnam's newly-elected top leaders, from left: Chairperson of the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue, President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh. Photo: VGP

The deputies will elect President, Prime Minister, and NA’s Chairperson at the session that has six days for personnel work, according to Bui Van Cuong, general secretary and head of the NA’s Office.

NA Deputy Chairman Do Ba Ty said that the personnel work should be discussed for days so that voters would have sufficient time to assess candidates.

At the first sitting, the NA is scheduled to review the implementation of socio-economic targets in the first half of 2021, along with tasks and missions for the second half.

The NA deputies will also discuss resolutions on law making for 2022, the middle-term public investment plans for 2021-2025 and the national planning on land use for 2021-2025 and 2021-2030.

Announcing candidates for national election

In the list announced on April 27 by the National Election Council, 868 candidates will compete for 500 seats in the NA’s 15th term.

The total number includes 1.03% independent candidates who were not nominated by the Fatherland Front at all levels.

Up to 23.62% of the total are re-nominated. Of the total figure, women account for 45.28%, people of ethnic minorities make up 21.31%, and non-party members 8.53%.

Postgraduates account for 64.98% and those of higher education make up 33.87%. The average age of the candidates is 46.