National Assembly candidates meet voters in Hoa Binh, Lao Cai

Politburo member and Head of the Party Central Committee’s Organisation Commission Truong Thi Mai joined candidates running for seats in the 15th National Assembly (2021-2026 tenure) meeting with voters in constituency No. 2 of the northern mountainous province of Hoa Binh on May 10.

Politburo member and Head of the Party Central Committee’s Organisation Commission Truong Thi Mai speaks during the virtual meeting with voters in Hoa Binh province on May 10.
Politburo member and Head of the Party Central Committee’s Organisation Commission Truong Thi Mai speaks during the virtual meeting with voters in Hoa Binh province on May 10.

To ensure safety in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, the meeting was held virtually with more than 700 voters from 26 locations in the three districts of Lac Thuy, Kim Boi, Cao Phong.

At the meeting, voters listened to brief biographies of the candidates and their plans of action.

On behalf of the candidates, Politburo member Mai pledged that, if selected, she would work hard alongside the delegation of Hoa Binh’s NA deputies to continue renovating and improving their operational efficiency towards promoting democracy and truly and fully reflecting the aspirations of the people.

With all their abilities, enthusiasm and responsibilities, the elected candidates will strive to deserve the voters’ trust, she affirmed.

Local voters expressed their hope that after being elected, the NA deputies will pay attention to the issues of infrastructure planning and development, urban management, natural resources, and the environment, as well as working to tap into local potential for socio-economic development, improve the quality of education, training and medical services, and preserve and promote the cultural values of ethnic minority communities.

The candidates are also expected to uphold the sense of responsibility and fairly reflect the opinions of voters to the National Assembly, contributing to bringing the will and aspirations of localities to the agencies, departments, the legislature and the Government.

Earlier on May 8, Politburo member Mai held a meeting with voters in Yen Thuy district, Hoa Binh province.

* On the same day, Politburo member and Chairman of the Party Central Committee’s Inspection Commission Tran Cam Tu and other NA candidates met with voters in Lao Cai province’s constituency No. 2.

Politburo member and Chairman of the Party Central Committee’s Inspection Commission Tran Cam Tu speaks at the meeting with voters in Lao Cai province on May 10.

At the meeting, constituents were briefed on the candidates’ biographies as well as their action programmes if selected.

Delivering his action plan, Politburo member Tu highlighted the four key issues, including advising on and participating in the building and completion of the legal system; engaging in deciding on the country’s important issues, such as policies to build, consolidate and enhance the combat strength of Party organisations and members, as well as to prevent and combat corruption; supervising the implementation of the Constitution, laws, ordinances and the NA’s resolutions; and renovating the supervising and questioning methods and actively monitoring the implementation of post-supervision conclusions and recommendations.

He also pledged to focus on directing the improvement of the efficiency of inspection, supervision and Party discipline, contributing to preventing and repelling the degradation in political thought, ethics and lifestyle as well as manifestations of “self-evolution” and “self-transformation” within the Party. In addition, Tu also promised to strongly fight corruption, wastefulness, negative acts, and bureaucracy in the spirit of the Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress.

At the meeting, voters voiced their support for the content in the candidates’ action programmes, expressing their wish that when elected, the NA deputies will promptly convert their action programmes into reality.