Results of Vietnam's 16th National Assembly election announced

Election results are announced -- photo via news video screenshot

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Held on March 15, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam’s 16th National Assembly official election results were released after the National Election Council (NEC) convened on March 21 to adopt a resolution announcing them. The meeting was chaired by Communist Party Politburo member and National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man.

Chairman Man described the election as a resounding success, calling it a major national festival conducted in a democratic, equal, lawful, safe, economical and substantive manner. A total of 500 deputies were elected from 863 candidates.

Candidates of the Communist Party of Vietnam won 482 out of 500 seats, amounting to nearly 97% of the legislature.

Nguyen Huu Dong, Chairman of the National Assembly's Committee for Deputy Affairs and member of the National Election Council noted that voter turnout nationwide reached the highest level ever recorded. As many as 76,198,214 out of 76,423,940 eligible voters cast ballots, representing a turnout of 99.7%.

People’s Councils at province and commune levels also filled all seats in accordance with regulations. Reports from 34 provinces and cities showed that 2,552 provincial-level councillors were elected along with 72,437 commune-level ones.

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