My first ballot in a soldier's uniform.

GD&TĐ - On March 14th, 11 units of the Dak Lak armed forces held early elections, among which many soldiers were performing their civic duty for the first time.

At Battalion 303, Regiment 584, Dak Lak Provincial Military Command (polling unit No. 41, Hoa Phu commune), the election of deputies to the 16th National Assembly of Vietnam and deputies to People's Councils at all levels for the 2026-2031 term took place seriously and solemnly.

New recruits of the 584th Regiment, Dak Lak Provincial Military Command, are fulfilling their civic duty for the first time through voting. (Photo: TH)

Holding a ballot for the first time, soldier Y Trung Niê (18 years old), Squad 4, Company 6, felt proud. "I believe that the elected delegates will have a voice representing the people, making decisions to develop the country," soldier Y Trung Niê expressed.

Sharing that sentiment, at polling station No. 43 in Buon Ma Thuot ward (Dak Lak Provincial Police), Private Tran Duc Tai, from the Provincial Police's Mobile Police Unit, said: “This is the first time I have participated in the election of National Assembly representatives and People's Council representatives at all levels, so I feel very honored. Through the training sessions at the unit, I understand more clearly the meaning of the election as well as the rights and responsibilities of each citizen. I have carefully researched information about the candidates to choose those who are capable, responsible, and worthy of representing the people.”

It can be said that at the early polling stations in Dak Lak, the new soldiers placed their full trust in their ballots and the candidates they chose. For them, this was not only a right but also a source of pride, demonstrating their responsibility as citizens to the country.

Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Thanh Binh, Party Secretary and Political Commissar of Battalion 303, briefs on election regulations. (Photo: TH)

Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Thanh Binh, Secretary of the Party Committee and Political Commissar of Battalion 303, and Head of Polling Station No. 41 in Hoa Phu commune, said that due to mission requirements, the unit was allowed by the Provincial Election Council and the National Election Council to hold early elections, one day before the nationwide election day.

In the elections for the 16th National Assembly and People's Councils at all levels for the 2026-2031 term, voters in Dak Lak province will cast their ballots to elect 15 National Assembly representatives and 84 representatives to the 11th Provincial People's Council for the 2026-2031 term.

At the commune level, 4,048 candidates participated in the election to elect 2,445 commune-level People's Council representatives. The entire province approved 2,119 polling areas and established 2,118 polling stations.

Source: https://giaoducthoidai.vn/la-phieu-dau-doi-trong-mau-ao-linh-post770315.html