NA Chairman examines elections in Bac Ninh, Bac Giang provinces
National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue on May 23 inspected the election work in the northern provinces of Bac Ninh and Bac Giang that are hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.
National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue inspects the election work in Polling Station 4 in Suoi Hoa ward, Bac Ninh city, Bac Ninh province (Photo: VNA)
Bac Ninh (VNA) – National Assembly ChairmanVuong Dinh Hue on May 23 inspected the election work in the northern provinces of Bac Ninh and Bac Giang that are hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.
While in Bac Ninh, the top legislator lauded thelocality for its serious and scientific preparations to ensure safety for theelections, saying thanks to different election time frames, there were nocrowds of voters at polling stations.
Given the pandemic spread, the province held earlyvoting at 14 polling stations on May 22, with the turnout rate reaching 100percent. As of 3 p.m on the election day (May 23), the turnout rate reached 85percent, even 100 percent in a number of polling stations.
Bac Ninh has recorded 460 COVID-19 cases, mainly inThuan Thanh district. The province has established quarantine facilities thatcan accommodate up to 20,000 people.
Hue applauded the province’s initiative to set upthousands of anti-COVID-19 groups in businesses as well as its efforts inmaintaining the operation of enterprises.
On the same day, theNA Chairman inspected the election work in Bac Giang city of the northern provinceof the same name.
The province has morethan 1.34 million voters and 1,948 voting units. The turnout rate reached 85percent as of 2pm.
Speaking with BacGiang leaders, Hue spoke highly of efforts made by the province’s electioncommittees. The province added 12,000 voters and nearly 4,300 ballotboxes, thereby helping 60,000 people staying in quarantine due to COVID-19 toexercise their citizen right and duty.
As Bac Giang iscurrently among hardest-hit localities by COVID-19, the NA Chairman praised theprovince for promptly taking actions, especially the suspension of four majorindustrial parks’ operations in a bid to curb the spread of the pandemic.
He asked the provinceto exert efforts to ensure the high turnout rate while placing the protectionof people’s health as top priority.
On the occasion, hepresented dozens of ventilators and hundreds of thousands of face masks to helpthe two provinces battle COVID-19./.
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.
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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National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue inspects the election work in Polling Station 4 in Suoi Hoa ward, Bac Ninh city, Bac Ninh province (Photo: VNA)
