Pasaxon newspaper, the organ of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party Central Committee, ran an article “Vietnamese voters show high expectation on new National Assembly and People’s Councils term”, stressing it was an important political event and a large festival of the Vietnamese people.
Chinese press has reported on the election of Vietnam's 15th NA deputies and People's Councils at all levels for the 2021-2026 term.
Voters in Ngo Quyen district of Hai Phong city cast their ballots (Photo: VNA)
The People's Daily reported that in Vietnam more than 69 million voters were eligible to vote at tens of thousands of polling stations across the country. Voters went to the polls early to comply with COVID-19 pandemic prevention and control. Xinhua News Agency and many websites also reported on the election day in Vietnam.
According to Reuters, tens of millions of mask-wearing Vietnamese went to the polls, noting the elections are taking place as Vietnam battles a new COVID-19 outbreak that is spreading rapidly.
The British news agency cited NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue as saying that organisers have taken measures to ensure the elections would take place safely.
Covering the elections in Vietnam, the Bernama news agency of Malaysia published an article titled “Vietnam’s military force ready to ensure safety for the election day”.
It quoted Minister of National Defence Sen. Lt. Gen. Phan Van Giang as ordering military units to increase measures to gain a clear insight into the current situation and conduct regular information exchanges while monitoring the country’s airspace, sea, islands, border and island areas, and cyberspace.
The minister ordered the readiness of personnel and facilities for any situations and the preparation of additional plans to ensure security and safety for the elections. He also requested units to boost their internal and external cooperation to ensure political security, social order, and absolute safety for the elections, according to Bernama.
In the elections, nearly 69.2 million voters across Vietnam select 500 deputies to the 15th NA, and nearly 4,000 to provincial-level, almost 23,000 to district-level, and over 240,000 to communal-level People’s Councils.
The National Election Council (NEC) said that most cities and provinces reported high rates of turnout of over 90 percent in the May 23 elections, with some recording a rate of as high as 99.99 percent as of 10pm the same day./.