
Dong Nai Province: 23 nominated candidates were selected to stand for the 14th National Assembly. 147 nominated candidates were selected for the Provincial People's Council, plus one self-nominated candidate.
Yesterday the Presidium of the Vietnam Fatherland Front held the 2nd Consultative Conference in the capital city to choose candidates to stand for the 14th National Assembly.
Bui Thị Thanh, Vice President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee said a total of 198 candidates were assigned to central government agencies.
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“But only 197 candidates have been nominated. 19 of the candidates are Polibureau members, and 76 are Party Central Committee members”, Thanh said.
Provincial Fatherland Front Chapters from provinces of Ha Giang, Lai Chau, Binh Thuan, Lang Son, Hai Duong, Phu Yen, An Giang, Hai Phong, Binh Duong, Hau Giang and others also held their 2nd Consultative Conferences yesterday to select candidates to stand for the 14th NA and their Provincial People’s Councils in the coming five year term (2016-2021).
Dong Nai Province: 23 nominated candidates were selected to stand for the 14th National Assembly. 147 nominated candidates were selected for the Provincial People’s Council, plus one self-nominated candidate.
Tra Vinh Province: nine candidates were selected to stand for the 14th National Assembly. 88 candidates were selected to stand for the Provincial People’s Council.
Ba Ria – Vung Tau Province: 10 candidates were nominated to stand for the 14th NA, one of them was self-nominated. 90 candidates were nominated to stand for the Provincial People’s Council for the 2016-2021 term.
Ninh Thuan Province: 12 candidates were nominated to stand for the 14th NA. Two of the 12 candidates were nominated by the Central Government.
Other provinces like Ha Giang, Tuyen Quang, Binh Thuan, Lai Chau, Hai Phong, Binh Duong, Lang Son, Hai Duong, Phu Yen, An Giang and Hau Giang have also completed their 2nd consultative meetings to nominated candidates to stand for the 14th NA and Provincial People’s Councils for the 2016-2021 term.
There will be one more consultative conference to finalise candidates stand for the 14th NA and Provincial People’s Councils.
On May 22nd all voters will go to the polls to elect their representatives in the National Assembly, the Provincial People’s Council, and the Communal or Ward People’s Councils.
(Source:VNS)





