VOV.VN - Officers and soldiers serving aboard vessels of the Vietnam Coast Guard Region 2 Command cast their ballots on March 8 in early voting for deputies to the National Assembly and local People’s Councils for the 2026–2031 term while on duty near the Truong Sa (Spratly) Islands.

Professor Carl Thayer from the Australian Defence Force Academy at the University of New South Wales has spoken highly of the performance of the 15th National Assembly (NA) and People’s Councils at all levels in Vietnam for the 2021–2026 term, on the threshold of the election of deputies to the 16th legislature.

Preparations for the election of deputies to the 16th National Assembly and People’s Councils at all levels for the 2026–2031 tenure have been carried out comprehensively, featuring notable advances in modernisation of procedures and digital transformation to ensure transparency and facilitate voter participation.

Overseas Vietnamese in Japan have expressed their high expectations that the upcoming election of deputies to the 16th National Assembly and People’s Councils at all levels for the 2026–2031 tenure will help shape key policies to drive Vietnam’s development in the new phase.

VOV.VN - A working delegation from the National Election Council led by Lieutenant General Tran Quang Phuong, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly, conducted an inspection of election preparations in An Giang province on March 7.

As the Vietnamese people all are eager to the election of deputies to the 16th National Assembly and local People’s Councils for the 2026–2031 term, scheduled for March 15, authorities across Hanoi are accelerating preparations to ensure the process is conducted democratically, lawfully and safely.

VOV.VN - Before the election of deputies to the 16th National Assembly (NA) and members of People’s Councils at all levels for the 2026-2031 term, scheduled for March 15, 2026, Vietnam has held 15 NA elections.

General Phan Van Giang, Politburo member and Minister of National Defence, has asked the northern mountainous province of Cao Bang to fully inform the public about the backgrounds and qualifications of candidates for the 16th National Assembly (NA) and People’s Councils at all levels for the 2026–2031 term.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has entered the peak phase of preparations for elections of deputies to its 16th National Assembly and People’s Councils at the grassroots level for the 2026–2031 term, officials said on March 3.

VOV.VN - The National Election Council held a nationwide online conference at the National Assembly House on February 26 to begin preparations for the election of deputies to the 16th National Assembly and People’s Councils at all levels for the 2026-2031 term.