Organize a national conference to disseminate the Politburo's directive on implementing election work.

First session of the National Election Council. (Photo: DUY LINH)

According to information from the National Assembly Office, the conference was held in a hybrid format, combining in-person and online participation, connecting to provincial and commune-level locations in 34 provinces and cities nationwide.

Attending and directing the conference were Comrade To Lam, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam ; and Comrade Tran Thanh Man, Member of the Political Bureau, Secretary of the Party Committee of the National Assembly, Chairman of the National Assembly, and Chairman of the National Election Council, who presided over and conducted the conference.

At the main venue (Dien Hong Meeting Room, National Assembly Building, Hanoi), attendees included leaders of the Party, State, National Assembly, and the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front; the Vice Chairmen of the National Assembly and members of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly; the Deputy Prime Ministers; representatives of the Central Party Committees, the Supreme People's Court, and the Supreme People's Procuracy; representatives from the Office of the President, the Government Office, the Ministry of Interior , the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Public Security, the Government Inspectorate, the Standing Committee of the National Assembly, the National Assembly Committees, and the National Assembly Office; members of the Subcommittees of the National Election Council and the Office of the National Election Council. Comrades, leaders of provincial and city Party committees, People's Councils, People's Committees, Fatherland Front Committees, National Assembly delegations of provinces and cities, and specialists directly involved in advising and serving the election.

At the provincial and city locations, attendees included members of the Election Steering Committee and Provincial Election Committee; Standing Committee of the People's Council, leaders of the Fatherland Front Committee, and the Department of Internal Affairs of the provinces and cities; the Provincial and City Party Committee Offices, the Offices of the National Assembly Delegation and People's Council, the People's Committee Offices, and leaders of the Party building departments.

Attending the conference at the commune level were members of the Election Steering Committee and the Commune Election Committee; the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of the Commune Party Committee; the Standing Committee of the People's Council, the leaders of the People's Committee, the Standing Committee of the Fatherland Front Committee at the commune level, the Secretary and Head of the Fatherland Front working committee, mass organizations, village heads, and neighborhood group leaders.

According to the program, the conference heard presentations from representatives of various agencies on the following documents: the Politburo's Directive on leading the election of deputies to the 16th National Assembly and deputies to People's Councils at all levels for the 2026-2031 term; the Central Organizing Committee's Guidance on personnel work for deputies to the 16th National Assembly and deputies to People's Councils at all levels for the 2026-2031 term; the Prime Minister's Directive on organizing the election of deputies to the 16th National Assembly and deputies to People's Councils at all levels for the 2026-2031 term; the process of consultation and selection of candidates for National Assembly deputies and People's Council deputies, and the organization of voter consultation meetings; and the Professional Guidance on organizing the election of deputies to the 16th National Assembly and deputies to People's Councils at all levels for the 2026-2031 term. The National Election Council's plan for implementing the election of deputies to the 16th National Assembly and deputies to People's Councils at all levels for the 2026-2031 term.

The conference is of great significance, creating a high degree of unity in awareness, political thought, and action throughout the entire political system; at the same time, it fosters social consensus, contributing to the successful organization of elections that ensure democracy, equality, legality, safety, economy, and truly become a festival for the entire nation; and strengthening the people's trust in the Party, the State, and the country's reform process.

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