Many Vietnamese people in Laos have expressed strong interest in Viet Nam’s election of deputies to the 16th National Assembly (NA) and People’s Councils at all levels for the 2026–2031 tenure, highlighting the important role of these bodies in the country’s new development phase.

As many as 45% of candidates for Viet Nam’s 16th National Assembly (NA) being women is an encouraging and positive development, according to Caroline Nyamayemombe, Country Representative of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) in Viet Nam.

Senior officials of the Party, State and Viet Nam Fatherland Front joined voters in casting their ballots in Ha Noi on March 15 to elect deputies to the 16th National Assembly (NA) and People’s Councils at all levels for the 2026–2031 term.

Officers, soldiers and fishermen in the Truong Sa special zone of Khanh Hoa province joined voters nationwide on March 15 to cast their ballots in the election of deputies to the 16th National Assembly (NA) and People’s Councils at all levels for the 2026–2031 term.

State President Luong Cuong attended the opening ceremony and cast his vote in the election of deputies to the 16th National Assembly (NA) and People’s Councils at all levels for the 2026–2031 tenure at Polling Station No. 26 in Hoan Kiem ward, Ha Noi, on the morning of March 15.

At 5:00 a.m. on March 15, polling stations across Tan Phu Dong islet commune in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap simultaneously opened, ensuring a solemn atmosphere and compliance with the regulations and guidance of the National Election Council and the Ministry of Home Affairs.

Today, March 15, nearly 79 million voters across Viet Nam—from mountainous regions to the plains, as well as from border areas to remote islands—are heading to the polls to elect deputies to the 16th National Assembly (NA) and People’s Councils at all levels for the 2026–2031 tenure.

As Viet Nam enters a new phase of development marked by significant institutional, economic and social changes, the activities of the National Assembly and People’s Councils at all levels are drawing increasing attention from observers both at home and abroad.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man stressed that any mistakes, though minor, must not be allowed while supervising and inspecting preparations for the election of deputies to the 16th NA and People’s Councils at all levels for the 2026-2031 term in the southern province of Dong Nai on March 5.

Authorities in the Truong Sa special zone have stepped up preparations for the early election of deputies to the 16th National Assembly (NA) and People’s Councils at all levels for the 2026–2031 term.

Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan inspected election preparations in Lam Dong province on February 5, underscoring the need to ensure that all stages of the upcoming elections of deputies to the 16th National Assembly (NA) and People’s Councils at all levels for the 2026–2031 term are conducted in a strict, transparent and law-compliant manner.