15th National Assembly election: 16 self-nominated candidates in HCM City
The election committee of Ho Chi Minh City has received the dossiers of 52 candidates in the upcoming election of deputies to the 15th National Assembly, among whom 16 are self-nominated.
The election committee of Ho Chi Minh City held a meeting on March 16 to hand over the nomination documents of candidates to the municipal Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Committee. (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) – The election committee of Ho Chi MinhCity has received the dossiers of 52 candidates in the upcoming election ofdeputies to the 15th National Assembly, among whom 16 areself-nominated.
Meanwhile,there are 172 candidates for the election of deputies to the municipal People’sCouncil in the 2021-2026 tenure, including 13 self-nominated candidates. Eightself-nominated candidates register to run for seats in both the 15th National Assembly and the municipal People’s Committee in 2021-2026 tenure.
The committee held a meeting on March 16 to hand over thenomination documents of candidates to the municipal Vietnam Fatherland Front(VFF) Committee.
It was reported at the meeting that agencies,organisations and units of the city have organised meetings to collect opinionsof voters on candidates at their workplace. They introduced 36 candidates tothe NA, and 159 others to the city People’s Council.
Addressing the meeting, Nguyen Thi Le, Chairwomanof the city People’s Council and head of the election committee lauded theefforts of members of the committee and related agencies in preparing for theelections, asking them to continue strengthening communications on theelections and supervising election activities.
As scheduled, on March 18, the VFF Committee ofHCM City will organise the second consultation meeting to make preliminary listsof candidates in the elections of deputies to the 15th NA and the 10th cityPeople’s Council. The lists should be submitted to the National ElectionCommittee before March 19./.
The first phase of supervision and inspection over the upcoming elections of deputies to the 15th National Assembly and People's Councils at all levels in the 2021-2026 term will be implemented from March 15 to April 13 with five inspection teams, each covering three provinces and centrally-run cities and one district in each locality.
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The election committee of Ho Chi Minh City held a meeting on March 16 to hand over the nomination documents of candidates to the municipal Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Committee. (Photo: VNA) 
