At the conference in Vinh Long province (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Many provinces and cities nationwideheld the third consultation conferences to finalise the lists of candidates forthe elections of deputies to the 15th National Assembly and all-levelPeople’s Councils for the 2021-2026 tenure.
On April 15 in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho, the StandingBoard of the municipal Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee approved a list of 87candidates for the election of deputies to the municipal People’s Council,including 39 women, accounting for 44.83 percent; four ethnic minority persons,or 4.6 percent; 14 non-Party members, equivalent to 16.09 percent; 25 under 40years old, 28.74 percent; 24 re-elected, or 23.64 percent; and four religiousfollowers, 4.6 percent.
Speaking at the event, Permanent Vice Secretary of themunicipal Party Committee, Chairman of the municipal People’s Council andChairman of the municipal Election Committee Pham Van Hieu said the municipalVFF Committee will continue working closely with localities to hold meetingsbetween candidates and voters so that the election activities could be bettermonitored.
The same day in the southern province of Kien Giang, the StandingBoard of the provincial Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee agreed on a list of11 candidates for the election of deputies to the 15th NA and 103candidates to the election of members of the provincial People’s Council forthe 2021-2026 tenure.
The VFF Committees of Cao Bang, Vinh Long and Ha Giang provincesalso held the third consultation conferences on April 15 to finalise the listsof candidates for the elections./.
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