NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan speaks at the working session. (Photo: VNA) At a workingsession with the provincial steering committee for elections, Ngan, who is alsohead of the National Election Council, urged An Giang to continue withinformation and communications tasks to raise public awareness about theelections.
Channels seekingpublic opinions on the elections should be set up, she said, adding that conferencescollecting constituents’ votes of confidence on candidates need to be held asscheduled.
The Chairwomancalled for the training of personnel in charge of election work, especiallymembers of election groups.
Lauding AnGiang’s preparations, the top legislator said it has seriously observedguidelines on reducing both constituencies and deputies.
Nguyen ThanhBinh, Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the provincialPeople’s Committee, and head of the steering committee for elections of AnGiang, said the province will elect nine deputies to the 15th NA and 62 othersto the provincial People’s Council.
As of 5pm onMarch 14, the steering committee had received dossiers from 125 candidates,including 15 for candidacy for the NA, he said.
District-levelsteering committees for elections have also announced lists of constituenciesand the number of deputies to be elected in each constituency, as scheduled,according to Binh./.
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