Voting begins in 80,000 voting units nationwide

Voting began at 7am May 23 across around 80,000 voting units nationwide in the elections of deputies to the 15th National Assembly and People’s Council at all levels in the 2021-2026 tenure.
A voter casts her vote at Electoral Unit No.2 in Tu Nhien commune, Hanoi's Thuong Tin district on May 23. (Photo: VNA)
A voter casts her vote at Electoral Unit No.2 in Tu Nhien commune, Hanoi's Thuong Tin district on May 23. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Voting began at 7am May 23 across around 80,000 voting units nationwide in the elections of deputies to the 15th NationalAssembly and People’s Council at all levels in the 2021-2026 tenure.  

Theelection is a great festival of the nation, a chance for voters to exercisetheir citizen right and duty in selecting capable persons representing thepeople’s will, aspiration and right to mastery in the National Assembly andPeople’s Councils at all levels.

Voting begins in 80,000 voting units nationwide ảnh 1Ministry of Public Security General To Lam casts his vote at Electoral Unit No.6 in Quan Thanh commune, Hanoi's Ba Dinh district. (Photo: VNA)
More than 69 million voters across the country are going to the poll to elect 500deputies to the 15th NA among 866 candidates.

Meanwhile,3,726 deputies will be selected among 6,199 candidates to provincial-level People’sCouncils, 22,952 deputies to district-level People’s Councils among 37,468candidates, and 242,312 deputies to communal-level People’s Councils among405,244 candidates.

Theelections take place amid complicated developments of the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore,preparations have been conducted in a thorough manner to ensure safety andhealth for the people.

Votingis scheduled to end at 7pm the same day./.



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