Vietnam: Proposals for allocation of nominated People’s Council candidates must be sent within 105 days before the polling day

According to Article 9 of the Law on election of deputies to the National Assembly and People’s Councils 2015 of Vietnam, according to the number of People’s Council deputies to be elected at each administrative unit as prescribed in Law on organization of local governments, with the consent of Standing boards of Vietnamese Fatherland Front Committees and People’s Committees at the same level, within 105 days before the polling day:

- Standing bodies of People’s Councils of provinces, Standing bodies of People’s Councils of districts shall make proposals for proportion, composition and number of nominated People’s Council candidates of provinces or districts nominated by political organizations, socio-political organizations, social organizations, people's armed units, regulatory agencies at the same administrative level and inferior administrative divisions, public service providers and business organizations in administrative divisions, provided that at least 35% of total official People’s Council candidates are women; the number of candidates who are ethnics shall be determined according to actual condition of each local government;

- Standing bodies of People’s Councils of communes shall make proposals for proportion, composition and number of nominated People’s Council candidates of communes selected by political organizations, social-political organizations, social organizations, people's armed units, regulatory agencies at the same level and villages, hamlets, mountain villages, mountain hamlets (hereinafter referred to as villages), neighborhoods, public service providers and business organizations in the administrative divisions, provided that at least 35% of total official People’s Council candidates are women; the number of candidates who are ethnics shall be determined according to actual condition of each local government;

- The proposal for proportion, composition and number of nominated National Assembly candidates made by Standing board of a People’s Council shall be sent to the National Election Committee, its superior Standing body of the People’s Council, and the Standing board of Central committee of Vietnamese Fatherland Front, Election Commissions at the same 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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