Vietnam: Issues for referendum

08:50, 15/05/2016

Through the media, I know that the Law on Referendum 2015 of Vietnam will come into force from July 01, 2016. So, which issue shall be subject to referendum? (Le Duc Thuan, Thanh Oai - Hanoi)

Answer: According to Article 3 of the Law on Referendum 2015 of Vietnam:

1. Referendum means an occasion held by the state for all the people in the country to vote on important issues according to this Law.

2. Requests for referendum means agencies, competent persons as prescribed hereof who propose issues for referendum to the National Assembly for consideration and decision.

3. Referendum vote means the vote as defined by the Standing committee of the National Assembly defining issues for referendum.

4. Voters mean persons who have the right to cast referendum votes according to this Law.

Issues for referendum are specified in Article 6 of the Law on Referendum 2015 of Vietnam as follows:

The National Assembly shall consider and decide referendum for following issues:

1. Full text or some important issues of the Constitution;

2. Issues of particular importance on sovereignty, national territory, national defense and security, foreign affairs having effects on national interests;

3. Socio-economic issues of particular importance having great effect on the development of the country;

4. Other important issues of the country.

Thus, referendums are not always carried out, but only when it is necessary to collect people's opinions on particularly important issues of the country, the National Assembly organizes referendums.

Source: People's Police Newspaper

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