Overview
- Voters on March 15 selected 500 National Assembly deputies from 864 candidates, about 93% of whom are Communist Party members with 7.5% independents.
- Official results are expected around March 23, and the new legislature is scheduled to meet in early April to approve state leadership posts.
- To Lam was reaffirmed as party general secretary in January and is widely expected to be confirmed as president when lawmakers convene.
- The National Assembly mainly ratifies party decisions, and all candidates were pre-approved through the party-led vetting process.
- The incoming Assembly is set to advance an economic agenda targeting rapid growth after roughly 8% last year, with business figures such as Vietcombank’s chief and VNG’s chair among the candidates.