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Indonesian parliamentarian highlights importance of Vietnam’s elections

Drs Muhammad Nurdin MM, Chairperson of the Indonesia - Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Group and member of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), has emphasised the significance of the upcoming general elections to the Vietnamese National Assembly, especially amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
Indonesian parliamentarian highlights importance of Vietnam’s elections ảnh 1Drs Muhammad Nurdin MM, Chairperson of the Indonesia - Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Group and member of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P)(Photo: VNA)
Jakarta (VNA)– Drs Muhammad Nurdin MM, Chairperson of the Indonesia - Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Group and member of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), has emphasised the significanceof the upcoming general elections to the Vietnamese National Assembly, especiallyamidst the COVID-19 pandemic.   

In an interviewgranted to the Vietnam News Agency (VNA)’s correspondent in Jakarta on May 21, Nurdin said COVID-19 has posed agrave challenge to governance systems everywhere, as it has also profoundlychallenged the interactions between the legislative and executive agencies.

Either through digital solutions or by implementingstrict health protocols, the parliament's legislative, representative,budgeting and scrutiny duties should endure to keep the balance between executivelaw-making and parliamentary law-making in times of crisis.

Further, keeping the role of the legislature enduresduring times of pandemic should also means that it is also crucial to make surethat political transition through the election occurred.

“Wecongratulate the Vietnamese National Assembly for the renovation in the organisationand wishes many successes in the process of policy-making and development ofVietnam in the future,” he said.

Nurdin expressed his hope that the Indonesia-Vietnam ParliamentaryFriendship Group will become a platform to strengthen bilateral and regionalcooperation, and also a channel to discuss regional issues of mutual concernand address the adverse impact of the COVID-19 pandemic./.

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