Preparations for the upcoming general elections have gone according to plan and on schedule at all central agencies, provinces and cities, the Ministry of Home Affairs reported at a meeting in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong on May 9. 

NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan inspects election preprations in My Hoa Hung commune, Long Xuyen city, An Giang province 

The meeting was held to update officials from 16 provinces and cities in the Central and Central Highlands region on the progress of preparatory work for the election of deputies to the 14th National Assembly and all-level local People’s Councils for the 2016-2021 term.

According to the MoHA’s report, consultation rounds to nominate candidates have been held in line with the law.

Work to ensure security, order and safety for the elections is done in detail, with the political and security situation in localities stable.

At the meeting, representatives of central agencies answered questions and assisted localities in dealing with arising difficulties.

According to statistics, 63 provincial election committees, 712 district election committees and 11,162 communal election committees have been formed. There are 184 constituencies for the NA elections and 87,805 constituencies for People’s Council elections at all levels. One election group is established for each polling station, totalling 91,221 groups across the country.

The MoHA asked localities to continue with preparations for the election day while increasing public communications campaigns, holding candidate-voter meetings and enhancing measures to ensure security and order.

The official election day is May 22.

NA Chairwoman inspects election preparation in An Giang

National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan visited the Mekong Delta province of An Giang on May 9 to inspect the locality’s preparatory work for the upcoming general election slated for May 22.

The top legislator was accompanied by officials from the NA Standing Committee and the National Election Council (NEC).

Speaking at the meeting with the provincial electoral council, Ngan, who is also NEC Chairwoman, praised the locality’s effort to hold the election in accordance with the law and set schedule.

She stressed on the importance of fairness between candidates in election campaigning through both meetings with voters and the media.

Ngan later had working sessions with the electoral councils of the province’s Long Xuyen city and My Hoa Hung commune where she suggested that more training should be provided to election staff.

An Giang has posted the list of 8,581 candidates who will run for seats in the 14th NA and People’s Councils at provincial, district and communal levels together with their biographies at each constituency for public review.

All candidates are holding meetings to canvass for votes from May 4 to 18.

As many as 1,448 polling locations were established across the province for more than 1.6 million local voters to cast their ballots.

The general election will take place on May 22, which is a Sunday in line with law.

VNA