Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and other candidates for the seats in the 14th NA presented their action plans while meeting with voters in Hanoi’s Ba Dinh, Hoan Kiem and Tay Ho districts.
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong takes photos with Tay Ho voters (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and other candidates running for the seats in the 14th National Assembly presented their act♊ion plans while meeting with voters in Hanoi’s Ba Dinh, Hoan Kiem and Tay Ho districts on May 6-7.
They will be voted at Hanoi’s constituency No.1.
At the meeting, voters appreciated the action plans of the candidates, and discussed many interesting issues with them such as food safety, health care, educational reform, eco-environmental protection and corruption prevention.
They expressed their hope that the 14th legislature will continue improving itself to build a socialist state ruled by law and of the people, by the people and for the people.
The legislative body should intensify supervision over important projects and programmes, as well as carry out more decisions to boost socio-economic development and maintain defence and security.
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong thanked constituents for their practical ideas and recommendations.
He stressed that there are a lot of things to do to make the economy grow sustainably, better the building of the Party and the political system, prevent corruption and wastefulness, and maintain defence security, national sovereignty and territorial integrity.
The candidates affirmed that if elected they will actively contribute to making and enforcing laws, and coordinate with competent agencies to address voters’ petitions.
In any position, they will also do their utmost to fulfil all tasks assigned by the Party and State, they said.
Deputies to the 14th NA will be chosen at the same time as all-level People’s Councils for the 2016 – 2021 term on Sunday May 22.-VNA
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Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong takes photos with Tay Ho voters (Source: VNA)
