Vietnam: Every citizen is entitled to make complaints against errors in the listings of candidates

According to Article 61 of the Law on election of deputies to the National Assembly and People’s Councils 2015 of Vietnam, every citizen is entitled to lodge denunciations of candidates, make complaints, denunciations or petitions against errors in the listings of candidates. The complaints, denunciations or petitions shall be lodged as follows:

- The complaints, denunciations or petitions related to National Assembly candidates, listings of National Assembly candidates shall be sent to Election Boards of National Assembly deputies, Election Commissions of provinces and National Election Commission. If the complainant, denouncer or petitioner disagrees with the settlement by the Election Board or the Election Commission, he/she shall be entitled to lodge a complaint to the National Election Commission. The decision of National Election Commission shall be the final decision;

- The complaints, denunciations or petitions related to People’s Council candidates, listings of People’s Council candidates shall be sent to Election Boards of People’s Council deputies at the same administrative level. If the complainant, denouncer or petitioner disagrees with the settlement by the Election Board, he/she shall be entitled to lodge a complaint to the Election Commission at the same administrative level. The decision of the Election Commission shall be the final decision;

- The Election Board, the Election Commission or the National Election Commission shall keep record and settle such complaints, denunciations and petitions according to their competence.

Within 10 days before the polling day, the National Election Commission, Election Commissions and the Election Boards shall stop considering and settling all complaints, denunciations and petitions relating to the candidates and the listings of candidates. If a complaint or denunciations has obvious evidence to conclude that a candidate does not satisfy standards applicable to the National Assembly or People’s Council deputy, National Election Commission (for National Assembly election) or Election Commission at the equivalent administrative level (for People’s Council election) shall decide to cross out the candidate’s name from the official list of candidates before the polling day and send notification to electors.

View more details at the Law on election of deputies to the National Assembly and People’s Councils 2015 of Vietnam, effective from September 01, 2015.

Ty Na

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