Second national conference on general elections held
National Assembly (NA) Chairman and Chairman of the National Election Council (NEC) Vuong Dinh Hue on May 18 chaired a national conference to implement the tasks for the upcoming general elections.
National Assembly Chairman and Chairman of the National Election Council Vuong Dinh Hue chairs a national conference to implement the tasks for the upcoming general elections (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – National Assembly(NA) Chairman and Chairman of the National Election Council (NEC) Vuong DinhHue on May 18 chaired a national conference to implement the tasks for the upcominggeneral elections.
The conference, which was held virtually,connects the NEC with the Election Committees in 63 centrally-run cities andprovince.
Addressing the event, Hue said that this isthe second national conference that the NEC has held to direct activitiesrelated to the elections of deputies to the 15th National Assembly and People’sCouncils at all levels in the 2021-2026 tenure.
Checking election preparations in Ninh Binh province (Photo: VNA)
So far, preparations for the elections havecompleted, making the nation ready for the elections that will take place onMay 23, he noted.
According to NA General Secretary andChairman of the NA Office Bui Van Cuong, the preparations for the electionshave been implemented comprehensively in line with the process stated in the Lawon Election of Deputies to the National Assembly and People’s Councils.
Cuong, who is also head of the NEC Office,said that at the request of 15 provinces, the NEC has issued a documentallowing many polling areas in these localities to conduct early voting.
So far, some areas of Ba Ria – Vung Tau,Khanh Hoa and Quang Nam has organised early election./.
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National Assembly Chairman and Chairman of the National Election Council Vuong Dinh Hue chairs a national conference to implement the tasks for the upcoming general elections (Photo: VNA) 
Checking election preparations in Ninh Binh province (Photo: VNA) 
