Incumbent, former top officials head to polls in Hanoi
Party, State and Government officials, both incumbent and former, headed to the polls in Hanoi on May 23 morning, along with voters across the country, to cast their votes to select deputies to the 15th National Assembly (NA) and People’s Council at all levels in 2021-2026 tenure.
Politburo member and Head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Organisation Truong Thi Mai casts her vote at Polling Station No.4 in Vinh Phuc commune, Hanoi's Ba Dinh district. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Party, State and Governmentofficials, both incumbent and former, headed to the polls in Hanoi on May 23morning, along with voters across the country, to cast their votes to select deputiesto the 15th National Assembly (NA) and People’s Council at alllevels in 2021-2026 tenure.
Among them were former Politburo member and former NAChairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, former Politburo member and former standingmember of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat Tran Quoc Vuong, Politburomember and Head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for OrganisationTruong Thi Mai, Politburo member and Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh, Politburomember and Minister of Public Security To Lam and Politburo member and ChiefJustice of the Supreme People’s Court Nguyen Hoa Binh.
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong comes to vote at Polling Station No.4 in Nguyen Du commune, Hanoi's Hai Ba Trung district. (Photo: VNA)
Politburo member and Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh casts a ballot in Lieu Giai commune, Hanoi's Ba Dinh district. (Photo: VNA)
They were among the first in the capital city to casttheir own votes and exercise their rights and duties as a citizen after theelections officially started at 7am.
The entire city looks fresh and vibrant with banners,posters, flowers and flags seen everywhere, from small alleys to main streetsto welcome the most important political event of the year.
Stringent preventive measures against COVID-19 are put inplace in all polling stations city-wide. Temperature check, hand sanitisers andface masks are provided in every station along with a health worker.
A separate area has been also set up in each pollingstation for voters with body temperature of more than 37 Celsius degree or thoseunder medical monitoring./.
Elections campaigns by 866 candidates for the election of deputies to the 15th National Assembly and nearly 449,000 others for the election of People’s Councils at all levels in 2021-2026 tenure have been completed in accordance with the law and in a safely manner despite the complicated developments of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Voting began at 7am May 23 across around 80,000 voting units nationwide in the elections of deputies to the 15th National Assembly and People’s Council at all levels in the 2021-2026 tenure.
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong came to Polling Station No 4 of Nguyen Du ward, Hanoi’s Hai Ba Trung district, on May 23 morning to cast his vote in the elections of deputies to the 15th National Assembly (NA) and all-level People’s Councils for the 2021-2026 term.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended a ceremony to start the elections of deputies to the 15th National Assembly and People’s Councils at all levels in the 2021-2026 tenure and cast his vote at the voting unit No 18 in the southern city of Can Tho on May 23 morning.
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his wife joined others voters in Cu Chi town of Cu Chi district, Ho Chi Minh City, in casting ballots on May 23 morning to select deputies to the 15th National Assembly (NA) and all-level People’s Councils for 2021-2026.
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Politburo member and Head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Organisation Truong Thi Mai casts her vote at Polling Station No.4 in Vinh Phuc commune, Hanoi's Ba Dinh district. (Photo: VNA)
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong comes to vote at Polling Station No.4 in Nguyen Du commune, Hanoi's Hai Ba Trung district. (Photo: VNA)
Politburo member and Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh casts a ballot in Lieu Giai commune, Hanoi's Ba Dinh district. (Photo: VNA)
