Military personnel exercise citizens’ right, duty to vote
Joining voters across the country, constituents of the Vietnam People’s Army exercised the right and duty to vote on May 23 to select deputies to the 15th National Assembly and all-level People’s Councils for 2021-2026.
Sen. Lt. Gen. Phan Van Giang, Vice Secretary of the Central Military Commission and Minister of National Defence, casts ballots on May 23 morning (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Joiningvoters across the country, constituents of the Vietnam People’s Army exercisedthe right and duty to vote on May 23 to select deputies to the 15th National Assembly and all-level People’s Councils for 2021-2026.
Sen. Lt. Gen. Phan Van Giang,Vice Secretary of the Central Military Commission and Minister of NationalDefence, was the first to drop off ballots at a polling station in Dien Bienward of Hanoi’s Ba Dinh district in the morning.
Meanwhile, Gen. Luong Cuong, memberof the Politburo and the Central Military Commission’s Standing Board andChairman of the army’s General Department of Politics, cast his votes in CuaDong ward, Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem district.
He was also joined by thevice chairmen of the General Department of Politics, including Sen. Lt. Gen.Tran Quang Phuong, Lt. Gen. Trinh Van Quyet, and Sen. Lt. Gen. Do Can.
Military personnel drop off their ballots on May 23 morning (Photo: VNA)
The Vietnam People’s Army has33 candidates in the NA election and 1,108 others in the People’s Councilelections, including 99 candidates for seats in provincial-level People’sCouncils, 781 for district-level People’s Councils, and 228 for communal-levelPeople’s Councils.
The military units performingsea, island, and border safeguarding duties and those tasked with protectingthe elections were allowed to hold early voting on May 4 and 22.
On the electionday, nearly 69.2 million voters nationwide will select 500 deputies to the 15thNA, nearly 4,000 to provincial-level People’s Councils, almost 23,000 todistrict-level People’s Councils, and over 240,000 to communal-level People’sCouncils./.
The election is a great festival of the nation, a chance for voters to exercise their citizen right and duty in selecting capable persons representing the people’s will, aspiration and right to mastery in the National Assembly and People’s Councils at all levels.
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.
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.
National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue was the first to cast ballots to select deputies to the 15th NA and People’s Councils at all levels in the 2021 – 2026 tenure at Polling Station No.1 in An Lao township, the northern city of Hai Phong’s An Lao district on May 23 morning.
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NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man stressed the need to accelerate the application of artificial intelligence and smart teaching equipment, innovate teaching and assessment methods, and further improve the quality of formal education.
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Deputy PM Le Thanh Long proposed countries promote shared values, including building trust, sincerity, and solidarity among nations and peoples; fostering cooperation spirit and responsible behaviour as well as upholding international law and the UN Charter; and placing people at the centre and as the goal, the key player, and the driving force of all policies.
The show, together with a grand parade to be held silmutaneously at Ba Dinh Square in Hanoi, will celebrate the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution, the National Day, and the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA).
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Lao Minister of Foreign Affairs Thongsavanh Phomvihane affirmed that the presence of Vietnamese press offices in Laos vividly demonstrates the great friendship, special solidarity, and comprehensive cooperation between the two nations, as the press is not only a means of communication but also an important bridge for spreading consciousness about the history, values, and strategic depth of the Laos – Vietnam relationship to the people of both countries and the international community.
The country is willing to participate in collective efforts to promote cooperation and mobilise resources to advance the current priority issues of developing countries, such as trade, investment, infrastructure connectivity, making the most of scientific and technological advances for development, and people-to-people exchanges, Hang said.
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Sen. Lt. Gen. Phan Van Giang, Vice Secretary of the Central Military Commission and Minister of National Defence, casts ballots on May 23 morning (Photo: VNA) 
Military personnel drop off their ballots on May 23 morning (Photo: VNA) 
