One-party Vietnam holds parliamentary electionA man views the list of candidates for the upcoming National Assembly and local People's Council elections at a polling station in HanoiHANOI (VIETNAM) - Vietnam goes to the polls on Sunday to elect members of the National Assembly, the country's top legislative body that serves mainly to ratify decisions by the ruling Communist Party. But in a country where major policies and projects are decided by senior cadres, many citizens feel lukewarm about elections. "I don't vote because I think my vote doesn't matter," said Phuong Anh, 25, who works an administrative job in Da Nang. The president, prime minister and head of the national assembly will all be confirmed by lawmakers' votes. Lam would be the first person to have secured the top two jobs at a party congress, rather than stepping in following a holder's death.

Source: Bangkok Post March 14, 2026 23:42 UTC