Full text of the draft Resolution of the National Assembly amending and supplementing a number of articles of the 2013 Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam

The public consultation on amending and supplementing a number of articles of the 2013 Constitution will begin on May 6. Photo: National Assembly

The Portal of the Ministry of Science and Technology respectfully introduces the full text of the Draft Resolution of the National Assembly amending and supplementing a number of articles of the 2013 Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

Resolution on Amending and supplementing a number of articles of the 2013 Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam

National Assembly - Pursuant to the 2013 Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; Pursuant to Resolution No. 194/2025/QH15 dated May 5, 2025 of the National Assembly on amending and supplementing a number of articles of the 2013 Constitution - resolves:

Article 1

To amend and supplement a number of articles of the 2013 Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam as follows:

1. Amend and supplement Article 9 as follows:

Article 9

1. The Vietnam Fatherland Front is a political alliance, a voluntary union of political organizations, socio-political organizations, social organizations and typical individuals in social classes, strata, ethnic groups, religions, and Vietnamese people residing abroad.

The Vietnam Fatherland Front is part of the political system of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, led by the Communist Party of Vietnam; is the political base of the people's government; gathers and promotes the strength of great national unity; expresses the will, aspirations and promotes the mastery of the people; represents and protects the legitimate and legal rights and interests of the people; practices democracy, strengthens social consensus; supervises and provides social criticism; reflects the opinions and recommendations of the people to state agencies; participates in Party and State building and people's foreign affairs activities, contributing to building and defending the Fatherland.

2. The Vietnam Trade Union, the Vietnam Farmers' Association, the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, the Vietnam Women's Union, and the Vietnam Veterans' Association are socio-political organizations under the Vietnam Fatherland Front, established on a voluntary basis, representing and protecting the legitimate and legal rights and interests of their members; organized and operating uniformly within the Vietnam Fatherland Front; together with other member organizations of the Democratic Consultative Front, coordinating and acting in unison under the leadership of the Vietnam Fatherland Front.

3. The Vietnam Fatherland Front, its member organizations and other social organizations operate within the framework of the Constitution and laws, the charter of the Vietnam Fatherland Front and the charter of each organization. The State creates conditions for the Vietnam Fatherland Front, its member organizations and other social organizations to operate.".

2. Amend and supplement Article 10 as follows:

"Article 10

Vietnam Trade Union is a socio-political organization of the working class and laborers, directly under the Vietnam Fatherland Front; represents, cares for and protects the legitimate and legal rights and interests of union members and laborers; is a representative of laborers at the national level in labor relations and international relations on trade unions; participates in state management, socio-economic management; participates in inspection, supervision and monitoring of the activities of state agencies, organizations, units and enterprises on issues related to the rights and obligations of laborers; propagates and mobilizes laborers to study, improve their qualifications and professional skills, comply with the law, build and defend the Fatherland.".

3. Amend and supplement Clause 1, Article 84 as follows:

"1. The President, the National Assembly Standing Committee, the Nationalities Council, the National Assembly Committees, the Government, the Supreme People's Court, the Supreme People's Procuracy, the State Audit Office, and the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front have the right to submit draft laws to the National Assembly and draft ordinances to the National Assembly Standing Committee.".

4. Amend and supplement Article 110 as follows:

"Article 110

1. Administrative units of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam include provinces, centrally run cities and administrative units below provinces and centrally run cities.

2. Special administrative-economic units established by the National Assembly.

3. The determination of types of administrative units below provinces and centrally-run cities and the order and procedures for establishing, dissolving, merging, dividing administrative units and adjusting administrative unit boundaries shall be prescribed by the National Assembly.".

5. Amend and supplement Clause 2, Article 111 as follows:

"2. Local government consists of People's Councils and People's Committees organized in administrative units suitable to the characteristics of rural, urban, island, and special administrative-economic units as prescribed by the National Assembly.".

6. Amend and supplement Clause 2, Article 112 as follows:

"2. The tasks and powers of local authorities are determined on the basis of the division of authority between central and local state agencies and of local authorities at each level.".

7. Amend and supplement Clause 1, Article 114 as follows:

"1. The People's Committee elected by the People's Council of the same level is the executive body of the People's Council, the local state administrative agency, responsible to the People's Council and the higher-level state administrative agency.".

8. Amend and supplement Clause 2, Article 115 as follows:

"2. People's Council delegates have the right to question the Chairman of the People's Committee, other members of the People's Committee and heads of agencies under the People's Committee. The questioned person must answer before the People's Council. People's Council delegates have the right to make recommendations to state agencies, organizations and units in the locality. The heads of these agencies, organizations and units are responsible for receiving delegates, considering and resolving the delegates' recommendations.".

Article 2

1. This Resolution comes into force from July 1, 2025.

2. From the effective date of this Resolution, the operation of district-level administrative units nationwide shall end.

3. When completing the organizational structure of agencies after implementing the administrative unit arrangement and ending the operation of district-level administrative units in 2025, the positions of Chairman, Vice Chairman of the People's Council, Head of the People's Council Committees, Chairman, Vice Chairman, and member of the People's Committee shall not be elected in the administrative units formed after the arrangement; the Head and Deputy Head of the National Assembly Delegation of provinces and centrally run cities formed after the arrangement shall not be elected. Based on the notification of the Party Committee with authority to manage cadres, the National Assembly Standing Committee shall appoint the Chairman, Vice Chairman of the People's Council, Head of the People's Council Committees, Head and Deputy Head of the National Assembly Delegation of provinces and centrally run cities formed after the arrangement; the Prime Minister shall appoint the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of provinces and centrally run cities formed after the arrangement; The Standing Committee of the Provincial People's Council shall appoint members of the People's Committee of the province or centrally-run city formed after the rearrangement and appoint the Chairman, Vice Chairman of the People's Council, Heads of the People's Council Committees, Chairman, Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of the commune-level administrative unit formed after the rearrangement; the Standing Committee of the Commune-level People's Council shall appoint members of the People's Committee of the commune-level administrative unit formed after the rearrangement. In special cases, it is permitted to appoint personnel who are not People's Council delegates to hold leadership positions of the Provincial and Commune-level People's Councils formed after the rearrangement.

This Resolution was passed by the 15th National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, 9th session, on … month … year 2025.

Chairman of the National Assembly Tran Thanh Man

Center for Science and Technology Communication

Source: https://mst.gov.vn/toan-van-du-thao-nghi-quyet-cua-quoc-hoi-sua-doi-bo-sung-mot-so-dieu-cua-hien-phap-nuoc-cong-hoa-xa-hoi-chu-nghia-viet-nam-nam-nam-2013-197250514080255873.htm