Preparations for the elections at an unit of the Military Command of Tuyen Quang province (Photo: VNA) The Economic Times ran an article on May 22, stressing that the elections of deputies to the 15th NA onMay 23, months after the 13th National Party Congress symbolises continuity in Asia’semerging economic power and would enable to further strengthen partnershipbetween the Vietnamese NA and Indian Parliament.
According to thearticle, a totalof 866 candidates will contest 500 seats in the 15th National Assembly. Voterturnout on the polling day is also expected to be high. The elections are expectedto be highly transparent that uphold the rights of the people of Vietnam.
The new NA of Vietnamis expected to push closer India-Vietnam ties in key regional issues including the EastSea, maritime security and connectivity.
The NA is expected tofurther foreign policy goals as well as economic objectives, it said, adding thatlike other wings of government, the Vietnamese NA plays an important role innation building including foreign policy and economic development by playing anactive role in the decision-making process.
The new NA is expected to further the roadmapoutlined by the last Party Congress.
Vietnam is now one of the fastest growing economies in the region, with a deepintegration with the global economy and high degrees of economic openness, andis fully anchored within the world trading system. Vietnam signed 16 free tradeagreements (FTAs), including the RegionalComprehensive Partnership Agreement (RCEP) and Comprehensive and ProgressiveAgreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).
The new NA is expectedto push Vietnam’s foreign policy goals including multilateralism anddiversification, thus boosting its position in the international arena.
Regarding preparations for the political event, the article said the elections are held while the threats from COVID-19 are still very present and preparationshave been made accordingly.
Local authorities ofVietnam have response plans and prioritise efforts to prevent and control the pandemic,it noted.
On the same day, the EurasiaReview also published an article, stating that the the upcoming electionsof deputies to the 15th National Assembly and People's Councils at all levels for the 2021-2026 tenure onMay 23 is an important political event in Vietnam.
Preparations were in full swing a month ahead of the important event, it said ,noting that three rounds of consultations were completed and official lists ofpeople eligible and qualified to run for seats in the NA and the People’sCouncils were discussed.
Adequate preparations were also in place sothat the elections were held legally, democratically, economically and safely,it said.
The article alsomentioned complicated and unpredictable developments of the COVID-19 pandemicthat are affecting the preparations for the event.
To ensure the successof the elections and minimise impacts from the pandemic, the National Election Council (NEC)issued a number of documents directing and guiding the election activities inthe context of the pandemic, including those instructing the making of voterlists and voting methods for voters undertaking quarantine in localitiesaffected by COVID-19.
Notably, officers and soldiers serving on DK1/8marine platform exercised their rights and responsibilities as citizens on May 12 by casting an early ballot in the elections of deputies to the NA andall-level People’s Councils in Ba Ria-Vung Tau province for the 2021-2026 tenure,it said.
The article said Indiacan learn from the manner in which elections are held in Vietnam.
With organisations set up in localities to conduct voting, 63 committees atthe provincial level, 682 others at the district level, and 10,134 at thecommunal level, the process is clearly streamlined, it said, noting that thereare as many as 84,767 election groups and 69,198,594 voters across the countryand the discipline with which they conduct themselves is praiseworthy./.
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