The press conference was chaired by representatives of central ministries, branches and the Office of the President .
At the press conference, Comrade Pham Thanh Ha, Deputy Head of the Office of the President, announced the President's Order promulgating the Resolution of the National Assembly amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; the Law on Organization of Local Government (amended); and the Ordinance amending and supplementing Article 10 of the Ordinance on Population.
Comrade Pham Thanh Ha, Deputy Head of the Officeof the President chaired the press conference. |
Regarding the Resolution of the National Assembly amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: After a period of serious and responsible work, with a spirit of respect, listening to and absorbing the opinions and contributions of the people, sectors and levels, closely following the Platform and resolutions and conclusions of the Party Central Committee, the Politburo and the Secretariat, on June 16, the National Assembly passed the Resolution amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. The Resolution takes effect from the date of its approval by the National Assembly.
The new era - the era of striving for strong, prosperous development of the nation under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam has posed an urgent need to amend and supplement a number of articles of the 2013 Constitution, to create a constitutional basis for implementing the task of streamlining the organizational apparatus of the political system and perfecting the model of organizing 2-level local governments in the direction of being close to the people, serving the people better, at the same time opening up a new situation, promoting the sustainable development of the country with a long-term vision.
Press conference scene. |
The basic content of the Resolution amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam consists of 2 articles, of which Article 1 amends and supplements 5/120 articles of the Constitution (including Article 9, Article 10, Clause 1, Article 84, Article 110 and Article 111); Article 2 stipulates the effective date and transitional provisions.
Specifically: Amending and supplementing the provisions on the Vietnam Fatherland Front and socio-political organizations (Article 9 of the Constitution) to clarify the role of the Vietnam Fatherland Front as the central organization of the great national unity bloc, creating a constitutional basis for the arrangement and streamlining of socio-political organizations and mass associations assigned by the Party and State to be directly under the Vietnam Fatherland Front according to the direction and conclusions of the Party Central Committee, the Politburo, and the Secretariat; supplementing and clarifying the operating principles of socio-political organizations together with other member organizations of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, which are democratic consultation, coordination and unified action chaired by the Vietnam Fatherland Front.
Along with that, it is necessary to amend and supplement the regulations on the Vietnam Trade Union (Article 10 of the Constitution); amend and supplement the regulations on the right to submit draft laws and draft ordinances of socio-political organizations (Clause 1, Article 84 of the Constitution); amend and supplement the regulations on the organization of administrative units (Article 110 of the Constitution) in accordance with the direction in Resolution No. 60-NQ/TW dated May 12, 2025 of the 11th Central Committee Conference on the organization of two-level local governments.
Accordingly, the administrative units of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam are organized into two levels, including provinces and centrally run cities and administrative units below provinces and centrally run cities as prescribed by law. Amending and supplementing the regulations on local government (Article 111 of the Constitution) in the direction of adding regulations on local government in special administrative-economic units to have a clear basis for organizing special administrative-economic units with specific and outstanding mechanisms and policies in the coming time.
Representatives of the competent authorities announced the Resolution of the National Assembly amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Constitution. |
*Regarding the Law on Organization of Local Government (amended): The Law was passed by the National Assembly on June 16, 2025.
The Law on Organization of Local Government (amended) establishes a unified two-level local government model (provincial and communal levels) nationwide, clearly defining the tasks, authority and organizational structure of each level of government; establishing a complete legal basis for the local government model in special zones. The law stipulates administrative units, principles of organization and operation of local governments to ensure streamlining, efficiency, effectiveness, efficiency, closeness to the people, better serving the people, promoting the proactiveness, creativity, autonomy and self-responsibility of local governments; ensuring clear division, no duplication or overlap in the tasks and authority of each level of government.
The Law has perfected the principles of decentralization, delegation of authority, and decentralization between the Central Government and local governments, between provincial-level local governments and commune-level local governments; clearly defined the authority between the People's Committee and the individual Chairman of the People's Committee, creating conditions for implementing a flexible and effective management mechanism, encouraging the initiative and creativity of heads of local state administrative agencies.
The transition from a three-tier to a two-tier local government model is an important reform step. To ensure continuity, smoothness and stability during this transition, the law has provided comprehensive and comprehensive provisions taking into account issues that may arise in practice, from the organization of the apparatus, personnel to administrative procedures and operating mechanisms.
Delegates and reporters from press agencies attended the press conference. |
*Regarding the Population Ordinance: The Ordinance amends and supplements Article 10 on the rights and obligations of each couple and individual in implementing family planning and reproductive health care, accordingly: 1. Decide on the time of giving birth, the number of children and the interval between births in accordance with the age, health status, conditions of study, labor, work, income and child-rearing of the couple and individual on the basis of equality. 2. Protect health, implement measures to prevent reproductive tract infections, sexually transmitted diseases, HIV/AIDS and implement other measures related to reproductive health care".
The promulgation of the Ordinance aims to continue to fully and promptly institutionalize the Party's policies and guidelines on population work, with the goal of: Comprehensively and synchronously resolving issues of population size, structure, distribution, and quality, and placing them in a reciprocal relationship with socio-economic development. Firmly maintaining the replacement fertility rate; bringing the sex ratio at birth to a natural balance; effectively utilizing the golden population structure, adapting to population aging; distributing the population reasonably; improving population quality, contributing to the country's rapid and sustainable development. This Ordinance takes effect from June 3, 2025.
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