Elections in Vietnam

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Elections in Vietnam gives information on election and election results in Vietnam.

Vietnam elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The National Assembly (Quoc Hoi) has 498 members, elected for a five year term. Vietnam is a single-party state. This means that only one political party, the Communist Party of Vietnam is legally allowed to hold effective power. At the last elections, 20 May 2007, only the Vietnamese Fatherland Front, a front of the Communist Party of Vietnam, mass organizations and affiliated, and some non-partisans were allowed to participate. 1 member is self-nominated and is not a member of the VFF. 42 seats were won by non-party candidates. The president is elected for a five year term by the parliament. More than 99% of all candidates were selected by Communist Party and most of them were from their own party.

Latest election

 Summary of the 20 May 2007 National Assembly of Vietnam election results
List Seats
Vietnamese Fatherland Front (Mặt Trận Tổ Quốc Việt Nam)
  • Communist Party of Vietnam (Đảng Cộng sản Việt Nam)
  • mass organizations and affiliated
  • non-party candidates (42 successful)
492
Self-nominated candidates 1
Total 493

Past elections

 Summary of the 19 May 2002 National Assembly of Vietnam election results
List Seats
Vietnamese Fatherland Front (Mặt Trận Tổ Quốc Việt Nam)
  • Communist Party of Vietnam (Đảng Cộng sản Việt Nam)
  • mass organizations and affiliated
  • non-party candidates (51 successful)
495
Self-nominated candidates 3
Total 498

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