Vietnam: The Standing Committee of the National Assembly shall approve results of dismissal of Heads of National Assembly deputies’ delegations

From January 01, 2021, the Law on Organization of the National Assembly amended in 2020 of Vietnam stipulates that the Standing Committee of the National Assembly shall have the following responsibilities for the election, relief of duty, removal from office and approval of positions in the state apparatus:

- To propose the National Assembly to elect, relieve of duty and remove from office the President, Chairperson of the National Assembly, Vice Chairperson of the National Assembly, Member of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly, Chairperson of the Ethnic Council, Chairperson of a Committee of the National Assembly, Chairperson of the National Election Council, State Auditor General and Secretary General of the National Assembly.

- To decide number of members and approve member list and member dismissal for the Ethnic Council, decide number of deputy chairpersons, standing members and full-time members of the Ethnic Council and approve list and dismissal of these members at the request of the Chairperson of the Ethnic Council.

- To decide number of members and approve member list and member dismissal for a Committee of the National Assembly, decide number of deputy chairpersons, standing members and full-time members of a Committee of the National Assembly and approve list and dismissal of these members at the request of the Chairperson of the Committee.

- To approve the proposals of the Prime Minister on the appointment and relief of duty of ambassadors extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

- To approve results of election and dismissal of Heads and Deputy Heads of National Assembly deputies’ delegations (according to the Law on Organization of the National Assembly 2014, the Standing Committee of the National Assembly shall not approve results of dismissal of Heads and Deputy Heads of National Assembly deputies’ delegations).

- To approve results of election and dismissal of Chairpersons and Deputy Chairpersons of provincial People’s Councils (according to the Law on Organization of the National Assembly 2014, the Standing Committee of the National Assembly shall not approve results of election and dismissal of Chairpersons and Deputy Chairpersons of provincial People’s Councils).

Besides, the Law on Organization of the National Assembly amended in 2020 also supplements the following regulation:

Depending on actual demand and situation, the Standing Committee of the National Assembly may decide to convene a conference of full-time National Assembly deputies before each National Assembly session to discuss and comment on projects, schemes and reports before they are submitted to the National Assembly.

View more details at the Law on Organization of the National Assembly amended in 2020, effective from January 01, 2021.

Le Hai

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