In the context of the country entering a new stage of development with many intertwined opportunities and challenges, promoting the people's right to participate in building and perfecting institutions is of particular importance. This is not only an objective requirement of the reform process, but also a foundation for consolidating social trust and strengthening national unity.
Strengthening and promoting the power of national unity.
In the current process of national construction and development, along with the renewal and improvement of the political system, the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF), as the center of the great national unity bloc, the bridge between the Party, the State and the People, "the place to express the will and aspirations, gather the great national unity bloc, and promote the people's right to self-governance..." has the task of "serving as the political core for the people to be masters; gathering, building, and promoting the strength of the great national unity bloc; implementing democracy, strengthening social consensus; representing and protecting the legitimate rights and interests of the people; supervising and providing social criticism; participating in building the Party and the State, and engaging in people's diplomacy to contribute to building and protecting the Fatherland." Therefore, promoting the people's right to self-governance in participating in building and improving institutions, policies, and laws, contributing to strengthening and consolidating the great national unity bloc, is a top priority and a strategic task. This is crucial for the rapid and sustainable development of the country.
Ms. Bui Thi Minh Hoai, Member of the Political Bureau , Secretary of the Central Committee of the Party, Secretary of the Party Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front and Central Mass Organizations, and Chairwoman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front.
The policy of promoting socialist democracy and ensuring the people's right to self-governance in policy and lawmaking has been clearly stated in the documents of the 13th National Congress of the Party: “Upholding the leading role and central position of the people in the national development strategy and in the entire process of building and defending the Fatherland. Promoting the political and social activism, intellect, rights, and responsibilities of the people in participating in building and rectifying the Party, building a socialist rule of law state, the Fatherland Front and other political and social organizations, and building a contingent of Party members, cadres, and civil servants…”
The Law on the Vietnam Fatherland Front (amended and supplemented in 2025), in Article 1, specifically stipulates the role and tasks of the Vietnam Fatherland Front in promoting the people's right to self-governance and gathering and promoting the strength of national unity: “The Vietnam Fatherland Front is a part of the political system of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; it is the political foundation of the people's government; it gathers and promotes the strength of national unity; it expresses the will and aspirations of the people and promotes their right to self-governance; it represents and protects the legitimate rights and interests of the people; it implements democracy and strengthens social consensus; it monitors and provides social feedback; it reflects the opinions and recommendations of the people to state agencies; it participates in building the Party and the State, and in people's diplomacy, contributing to building and protecting the Fatherland.”
In practice, the people participate in building and perfecting institutions, policies, and laws through agencies, organizations, and elected representatives. These include organizations and individuals representing the people such as the Vietnam Fatherland Front, political and social organizations, member organizations of the Front, the People's Inspection Committee, and the Community Investment Monitoring Committee at the commune level; National Assembly representatives and People's Council representatives at all levels; and at the same time, the people participate in building and perfecting institutions, policies, and laws through the press, media, and social networks.
Ms. Bui Thi Minh Hoai at a meeting with voters on December 19, 2025.
Through the aforementioned forms, in recent times, the promotion of the people's right to participate in building and perfecting institutions, policies, and laws, contributing to strengthening and consolidating the great national unity through the organization and activities of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, political and social organizations, and mass associations assigned tasks by the Party and the State, has achieved some outstanding results.
In particular, active participation in contributing opinions to the building of the Party and the government has been achieved through the effective implementation of Decision No. 218-QD/TW dated December 12, 2013, of the Politburo (11th term) promulgating regulations on the participation of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, political and social organizations, and the people in contributing opinions to the building of the Party and the government. This includes many practical contents such as: contributing opinions to draft resolutions, directives, regulations, and documents of the Party directly related to the legitimate rights and interests of the people, and the functions and tasks of the Vietnam Fatherland Front; contributing opinions to the draft political reports of Party committees and organizations before each congress; contributing opinions on the implementation of Party resolutions and directives, State policies and laws, and the functions, tasks, and powers of Party agencies, Party committees, and organizations, and the relationship between Party committees, organizations, and Party members with the people.
In the third and fourth quarters of 2025, in practical response to the large-scale political campaign throughout the Party, the army, and the people, the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee and its member organizations actively participated in contributing opinions to the drafting of Party congress documents at all levels and the documents of the 14th National Congress of the Party. The Vietnam Fatherland Front system compiled 527,764 opinions through direct submissions and letters.
In addition, they participate in providing feedback to state agencies and organizations on the performance of their functions and duties as prescribed by the Constitution and laws; providing feedback on the institutionalization, concretization, and implementation of resolutions of the Party, the National Assembly, the People's Councils, and other legal documents; providing feedback on administrative reform; preventing and combating corruption, waste, and negative practices; providing feedback on the implementation of legal documents on grassroots democracy; and the work of receiving citizens and resolving complaints and denunciations from citizens...
Ms. Bui Thi Minh Hoai listens to voters' opinions on December 19, 2025.
The Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee and political and social organizations at all levels regularly listen to, gather, and synthesize the opinions and suggestions of voters and the people; periodically coordinate the organization of voter outreach conferences and synthesize the opinions and suggestions of voters and the people to report on the consolidated opinions and suggestions of voters and the people at each session of the National Assembly and People's Councils at all levels; at the same time, they reflect and make recommendations to Party committees and State agencies so that the Party and the State can promptly grasp the thoughts and legitimate aspirations of the people, identify emerging issues, limitations, and inadequacies in policies and guidelines, and make appropriate adjustments, amendments, and additions.
The Vietnam Fatherland Front and other socio-political organizations have also actively participated in building and perfecting the legal system. The Vietnam Fatherland Front and these organizations have played a significant role in providing feedback on draft legal documents, actively contributing to the National Assembly's annual legislative and ordinance drafting programs before the National Assembly considers and decides on them. They have proactively proposed to the Government and the Standing Committee of the National Assembly the institutionalization of issues related to democracy, people's livelihoods, the gathering and building of national unity, and the rights and responsibilities of the Vietnam Fatherland Front.
Ms. Bui Thi Minh Hoai, Chairwoman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, along with other members of the Standing Committee, presided over the Sixth Conference of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, Tenth Term.
It can be affirmed that the Vietnam Fatherland Front's participation in the drafting of legal documents has made a significant contribution to providing a legal basis for promptly regulating social relations related to the gathering and building of national unity; implementing socialist democracy, strengthening social consensus; representing and protecting the legitimate rights and interests of the people, members, and enhancing the effectiveness of movements led or coordinated by the Vietnam Fatherland Front and its member organizations.
In particular, during the implementation of resolutions and conclusions, directives of the Central Party Committee, resolutions of the National Assembly and the Government on the policy of restructuring and streamlining the organizational apparatus of the political system, including the Vietnam Fatherland Front, political and social organizations, and mass associations assigned tasks by the Party and the State, and the implementation of the two-tiered local government model, the Vietnam Fatherland Front system and its member organizations at all levels have actively participated in contributing opinions to amend and supplement many relevant legal regulations. For example, they participated in the process of drafting and soliciting public opinion on amending and supplementing several articles of the 2013 Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam within the Vietnam Fatherland Front system.
As a result, 6,558 conferences were organized to discuss and gather opinions; the Vietnam Fatherland Front system and political and social organizations contributed 51,192,334 opinions on amending and supplementing the Constitution. The Vietnam Fatherland Front chaired the drafting and submission to the National Assembly of laws amending and supplementing several articles of the Law on the Vietnam Fatherland Front, the Law on Trade Unions, the Law on Youth, and the Law on Implementing Democracy at the Grassroots Level, in order to promptly institutionalize the viewpoints, policies, and orientations of the Party, and the new provisions of the Constitution regarding the position, role, rights, and responsibilities of the Vietnam Fatherland Front and political and social organizations.
Monitoring and social criticism in the building and improvement of institutions, policies, and laws by the Vietnam Fatherland Front.
The Vietnam Fatherland Front Committees at all levels and their member organizations have closely followed Directive No. 18-CT/TW dated October 26, 2022, of the Central Party Secretariat to implement social supervision and criticism activities: The Standing Committee of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front has developed a plan to innovate and improve the quality and effectiveness of social supervision and criticism work of the Vietnam Fatherland Front and political and social organizations in the period 2024-2029; consulted with member organizations to issue the plan for social supervision and criticism of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front in the year, as a basis for guiding the social supervision and criticism work of the Vietnam Fatherland Front system.
Ms. Bui Thi Minh Hoai presents gifts to war veterans at a meeting with voters on December 19, 2025.
Regarding oversight, the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front and political and social organizations at the central level base their oversight activities on the actual situation to lead the implementation of oversight contents. Periodically, the Standing Committee of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front sends reports on the results of the Fatherland Front's oversight and recommendations to the National Assembly and competent agencies, and monitors, urges, and supervises the resolution of the issues and recommendations.
At the local level, closely following the direction of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, the Standing Committees of the Fatherland Front Committees of provinces and cities have chaired consultations with political and social organizations, sought opinions from Party committees, and based on practical conditions, issued plans for social supervision and criticism. The Fatherland Front Committees of provinces and cities have selected and organized supervision focusing on issues of public concern and areas directly related to the legitimate rights and interests of the people, such as: the implementation of Party guidelines, State policies and laws, the implementation of resolutions, projects, and programs at the local level; social security policies; administrative reform; the implementation of grassroots democracy regulations; supervision of the implementation of laws on citizen reception and handling of complaints and denunciations; supervision of the implementation of laws on environmental and land management, etc.
Through its oversight activities, the Standing Committee promptly compiled and submitted recommendations to relevant agencies and units for consideration and rectification of shortcomings and inadequacies; at the same time, it proposed numerous solutions to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of policy and law enforcement.
According to statistical reports from 2025, the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committees at all levels in localities chaired and organized 14,814 monitoring activities, including 1,638 at the provincial level and 13,176 at the commune level; and participated in 10,203 monitoring activities with local agencies and organizations, including 500 at the provincial level and 9,703 at the commune level.
Regarding social critique activities, in order to innovate methods and improve the quality of activities, the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front organized a conference to orient some contents that need to be focused on in social critique of the draft Law; inviting experts and scientists in the field of law to research and provide in-depth critique on important and fundamental contents of the draft Law. Therefore, the critique and comments were highly appreciated, serving as a basis for the responsible agencies to review and examine the Project before bringing it up for discussion; many social critique opinions were accepted and studied by the drafting agency to supplement and improve the Draft, ensuring its conformity with Party documents, ensuring constitutionality, consistency and uniformity with the legal system, and improving the effectiveness of state management.
The Vietnam Fatherland Front Committees at all levels have also selected appropriate content and issues for social criticism, focusing on criticizing draft resolutions and projects at the local level, and criticizing policies and laws related to the legitimate rights and interests of the people.
Many opinions and suggestions from the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee and political and social organizations at all levels have been received by relevant agencies, serving as an important and necessary information channel to assist Party committees and authorities in considering and deciding on issues in leadership and management, contributing to promoting the people's right to participate in building a clean and strong Party, and building a socialist rule of law state of the people, by the people, and for the people.
According to the report, in 2025, the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committees at all levels organized 9,576 social critique sessions, including 2,716 at the provincial level and 6,860 at the commune level.
Regarding promoting the people's right to self-governance in building and supervising the implementation of laws on grassroots democracy: Annually, the Vietnam Fatherland Front and political and social organizations at all levels have coordinated to organize direct dialogue conferences between the heads of Party committees and government with members and the people. Through these dialogues, many specific proposals have been made, helping Party committees and government adjust and supplement policies to suit practical realities, and gaining public support and approval, contributing to promoting the people's right to self-governance and building and strengthening the great unity at the grassroots level.
In 2025, the Vietnam Fatherland Front at all levels organized 3,415 direct dialogues to provide feedback and recommendations on draft local policies. The Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee continued to promote its role in implementing grassroots democracy, focusing on improving the quality and effectiveness of the People's Inspection Committee and the Community Investment Monitoring Committee; concentrating on consolidating, strengthening, and promptly guiding the organization and operation of the People's Inspection Committee and the Community Investment Monitoring Committee after the reorganization of commune-level administrative units.
Overall, promoting the people's right to participate in building and perfecting institutions, policies, and laws is a crucial element in implementing socialist democracy. Ensuring the people's right to participate in the process of national construction and development is one of the important tasks in the organization and operation of the Vietnam Fatherland Front and other political and social organizations.
Through this, organizations representing the people, union members, and association members will increasingly better fulfill their role in building and perfecting institutions, policies, and laws, ensuring and continuously promoting the people's right to self-governance, strengthening social consensus, and contributing to building and consolidating the great national unity even more firmly.
Strengthening and promoting the power of national unity in the new era.
The country is entering a new era – an era of national progress, towards a peaceful, independent, democratic, prosperous, civilized, and happy Vietnam, steadily advancing towards socialism. To realize this goal together with the entire Party, the entire people, and the entire army, the Vietnam Fatherland Front system, political and social organizations, and mass associations assigned tasks by the Party and State will closely adhere to the guiding principles of the Central Committee, the Politburo, and the Secretariat, especially the guiding speech of General Secretary To Lam at the First Congress of the Party Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front and Central Mass Organizations, term 2025-2030, and the content of the action plan to implement the Resolution of the 14th Party Congress with the following specific solutions:
Firstly, promote the people's right to self-governance in the consultation process for the election of deputies to the 16th National Assembly and deputies to People's Councils at all levels for the 2026-2031 term. This includes promoting the people's right to nominate and select outstanding and worthy individuals to represent the will, aspirations, and self-governance of the people; and promoting the supervisory role of the people, the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee, and political and social organizations at all levels in implementing the provisions of the law on elections to ensure a democratic, fair, and lawful election.
Secondly, research and propose to the Party and State to further improve the operational mechanisms and policies so that the Fatherland Front and other organizations and associations can participate extensively in social supervision and criticism, and in the formulation of the Party's guidelines and the State's policies and laws. Develop and promote models of "self-governance - self-reliance - self-supervision" in residential communities, closely linking the government and the people, and practicing and promoting democracy at the grassroots level.
Ms. Bui Thi Minh Hoai, speaking at the Sixth Conference of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, Tenth Term.
Continue implementing Directive No. 18-CT/TW of the Party Central Committee on promoting the role and improving the quality and effectiveness of social supervision and criticism by the Vietnam Fatherland Front and other political and social organizations.
Effectively fulfill the roles, rights, and responsibilities of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, political and social organizations, and the people in contributing opinions to the building of the Party and government according to Decision No. 218-QD/TW dated December 12, 2013, of the Politburo. Coordinate the effective organization of direct dialogue between the heads of Party committees and government with the people. Develop mechanisms for the people to directly participate in contributing opinions and reporting to the Party on manifestations of ideological and political degradation, moral decay, and lifestyle deviations, as well as "self-evolution" and "self-transformation" among cadres and Party members.
Thirdly, we must promote the implementation of the Law on Grassroots Democracy, effectively implementing the motto "the people know, the people discuss, the people inspect, the people supervise, and the people benefit," deploying laws on democracy and strengthening inspection and supervision of their implementation. We must enhance the role of the People's Inspection Committee and the Community Investment Monitoring Committee in monitoring social welfare work and the implementation of projects at the grassroots level that directly affect the legitimate rights and interests of the people.
Fourth, diversify and innovate, improve the forms and channels for receiving and reflecting the opinions, aspirations, and suggestions of the people; effectively implement the monitoring of the people's situation in cyberspace to promptly report to Party and State agencies, and report at National Assembly sessions and People's Council sessions at the same level.
Implement a mechanism for receiving and responding to voters' opinions on the "Digital Front" platform, accepting people's suggestions 24/7. Implement a "Month of Listening to the People" at all levels, regions, and affiliated organizations of the Front. Continue to concretize the issue of people's ownership to effectively promote the role and responsibility of the Vietnam Fatherland Front in implementing the mechanism of "Party leadership, State management, and people's ownership".
Fifth, focus on applying information technology and digital transformation in social monitoring and criticism, and in tracking and supervising the acceptance of opinions and recommendations and the implementation of activities of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, political and social organizations, and mass associations assigned tasks by the Party and the State.
Sixth, strengthen and improve the quality of operation of advisory councils of the Vietnam Fatherland Front and its member organizations at all levels; develop regulations and policies to encourage the use of experts and collaborators in the activities of the Vietnam Fatherland Front; strengthen consultations with scientists to hear opinions and suggestions, and gather, reflect, and propose to the Party and State on important national issues, policies and guidelines of concern to many people, and those directly related to the legitimate rights and interests of the people. Develop and submit to the Politburo for promulgation and implementation the National Unity Strategy Project until 2030, with a vision to 2045.
In the context of the country facing new opportunities and prospects, the 14th National Congress of the Party is of special importance. The Congress will continue to affirm the country's reform and development path, aiming to transform Vietnam into a developing country with modern industry and a high-middle income by 2030; and to realize the vision of becoming a developed, high-income country by 2045; a peaceful, independent, democratic, prosperous, civilized, and happy socialist Vietnam.
In their roles, the Vietnam Fatherland Front system, political and social organizations, and mass associations assigned tasks by the Party and State will work together with the entire Party, people, and army to further promote patriotism, the aspiration for development, the strength of the people, and the spirit of national unity; strongly innovate thinking; implement strategic decisions synchronously and effectively; and resolutely achieve the goals of the Party's 14th National Congress Resolution.
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