Speaking at a pre-election press conference on the morning of 12/3, Ha Thi Nga, Vice President and Secretary General of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, stated that according to the results of the third consultative conference, five individuals have self-nominated as National Assembly delegates.

Specifically, two self-nominated candidates are in TP HCM: Nguyen Van Huy, a notary at Nguyen Thanh Hung Notary Office, and Nguyen Ngoc Huong, CEO of Thien Nhien Viet Import-Export Company Limited.

In Vinh Long, Nguyen Tan Thu, Director of PUTIN Animal Feed Company Limited, is a self-nominated candidate. In Can Tho, Nguyen Thanh Phuc, Director and vocational training teacher at Thanh Phuc Vocational Training Center, is a candidate. In An Giang, Nguyen Manh Hung, Deputy Director of An Bao Company Limited in Phu Quoc special economic zone, has also self-nominated.

To date, these candidates have completed all required procedures, including submitting their application dossiers, declaring personal resumes, assets, and income, and participating in feedback and confidence-building sessions with voters in their residential areas and workplaces.

According to Ms. Nga, all five candidates received the confidence of voters in their residential areas. She stated, "The fact that individuals can self-nominate for the National Assembly demonstrates the citizen's rights recognized by the Constitution and laws."

Ha Thi Nga, Vice President and Secretary General of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front. Photo: Giang Huy

Hoang Anh Cong, Deputy Head of the Committee for People's Aspirations and Supervision, reported that during the election preparation process, the National Election Council and local authorities received numerous petitions, recommendations, complaints, and denunciations.

Local Election Committees received 96 petitions, while the National Election Council received 50. Immediately upon receipt, the National Election Council and local sub-committees coordinated to review them. Initial verification by authorities found no National Assembly candidate in violation of complaints or denunciations to the extent that their candidacy needed to be suspended.

Regarding complaints related to candidates for the People's Councils in some localities, election authorities collaborated with relevant agencies to investigate, verify, and address them according to their jurisdiction. Authorities have not recorded any cases requiring candidacy suspension based on these petitions.

Mr. Cong stated that petitions and denunciations submitted to the National Election Council and local Election Committees within 10 days before the election day are still accepted but processing is temporarily paused. Petitions received after this deadline will be categorized and forwarded to the 16th National Assembly Standing Committee for National Assembly delegates, or to the Standing Board of the Provincial People's Council for the 2026-2031 term for People's Council delegates, for further processing.

The National Election Council has published the official list of 864 candidates for the 16th National Assembly across 182 electoral units nationwide. Of these, 217 candidates were nominated by the central government, and 647 by local authorities. The ratio of candidates to elected delegates is 1,73, ensuring the required surplus and emphasizing the proportion of full-time delegates, female delegates, and ethnic minority delegates.

The candidate list includes 392 women; 187 individuals under 40 years old; 188 ethnic minority individuals; 64 non-Party members, accounting for 7,41%; and 236 re-elected delegates, making up 27,31%. Five individuals are self-nominated candidates.

On 3/2, local authorities publicly posted voter lists at commune-level People's Committee offices and community centers. Over 78,9 million voters nationwide will participate in the elections at 72,195 polling stations on 15/3 to select 500 delegates for the new National Assembly.

Son Ha