Vietnam: Process for submitting candidacy dossiers for National Assembly deputies

According to Article 36 of the Law on election of deputies to the National Assembly and People’s Councils 2015 of Vietnam, candidacy dossiers for National Assembly deputies shall be submitted as follows:

- Every candidate nominated by the political, socio-political or social organizations, the People’s armed forces units or regulatory agencies in central governments shall submit two candidacy dossiers to National Election Commission;

- Every candidate nominated by the political, socio-political or social organizations, the People’s armed forces units, central regulatory agencies, public service agencies or business organizations in local governments and every independent candidate shall submit two candidacy dossiers to the Election Commission of province where he/she resides or works regularly;

- After receiving and considering the candidates’ dossiers, and seeing that they conform to the provisions of this Law, National Election Commission shall transfer the list of summarized biographies, curriculum vitae and income and asset declarations of nominated candidates to the Standing Committee of Central Committee of Vietnamese Fatherland Front. The Election Committees of province shall transfer candidacy dossiers of nominated candidates and independent candidates of the province to National Election Commission; transfer the list of summarized biographies, curriculum vitae and income and asset declarations of nominated candidates and independent candidates to the Standing Board of the Fatherland Front Committee of the province or to include them into the list for consultation.

Besides, each candidate for People’s Council election shall submit a candidacy dossier to the Election Commission where he/she stands for election. Each independent candidate or nominated candidate for People’s Council election of a local government is required to reside or work regularly in such local government. After receiving and considering independent and nominated candidates’ dossiers, and seeing that they conform to the provisions of this Law, Election Commissions shall transfer the list of summarized biographies, curriculum vitae and income and asset declarations of candidates to the Standing board of Central committee of Vietnamese Fatherland Front at the same administrative level to include them into the list for consultation.

Note: Each citizen is only entitled to submit candidacy dossiers on People’s Council deputy election up to two administrative levels in the same term; if the citizen has submitted a candidacy dossier on National Assembly deputy election, he/she is only entitled to submit a candidacy dossier on People’s Council deputy election in an administrative level.

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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