The National Assembly Standing Committee passed two Resolutions on election work.

Specifically: Resolution guiding the determination of the expected structure, composition and allocation of the number of candidates nominated for election as People's Council deputies at all levels for the 2026-2031 term; Resolution stipulating the number of Vice Chairmen of People's Councils, Vice Heads of People's Councils at provincial and communal levels and the arrangement of full-time People's Council deputies at provincial and communal levels.

Ensure that at least 35% of candidates for deputies are female.

Before proceeding with the discussion, the National Assembly Standing Committee listened to Minister of Home Affairs Pham Thi Thanh Tra briefly present the Government's two submissions on the two draft Resolutions.

According to the Submission on the draft Resolution guiding the determination of the expected structure, composition and allocation of the number of candidates nominated for election to People's Councils at all levels for the 2026-2031 term, female candidates must ensure that they account for at least 35% of the official list of candidates at each level; strive for an election rate of about 30% of the total number of People's Council delegates at each level. Candidates for deputies who are non-Party members must strive to account for at least 10% of the official list of candidates nominated for election at each level.

Minister of Home Affairs Pham Thi Thanh Tra presented a summary of the Government 's two submissions on the two draft resolutions. (Photo: DUY LINH)

For candidates who are young delegates (under 42 years old), strive to achieve a rate of not less than 15% in the official list of candidates recommended for election at each level; for People's Council delegates for the 2021-2026 term re-elected, strive to achieve a rate of not less than 30% in the official list of candidates recommended for election at each level.

According to the Draft Resolution on the number of Vice Chairmen of the People's Council, Vice Heads of the People's Council at the provincial and communal levels and the arrangement of full-time delegates of the People's Council at the provincial and communal levels, each Committee of the People's Council at the communal level is calculated to have an average of 2 Vice Heads of the Committee. At the same time, the Standing Committee of the People's Council at the provincial level is assigned to decide on the specific number of Vice Heads of the People's Council at each communal level administrative unit based on the orientation of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee and the City Party Committee to ensure that the total number of Vice Heads of the People's Council at the communal level of the province or city does not exceed the total number calculated according to the average framework prescribed above.

Briefly presenting the two review reports, Chairman of the Delegation Work Committee Nguyen Thanh Hai said that the draft Resolutions basically followed the Conclusions and Directives of the Politburo , the Secretariat, and the Party's regulations on organizational structure; at the same time, some contents have been adjusted to suit the new regulations of the Law on Election of National Assembly Deputies and People's Council Deputies and the two-level local government organization model; creating a legal basis to help localities take the initiative in arranging the number of full-time People's Council deputies at the provincial and communal levels in accordance with the actual situation of the locality...

Regarding the determination of the number of People's Council delegates at all levels, the Delegation Work Committee agrees with the provisions in Point a, Clause 1, Article 2 of the draft Resolution on determining the number of People's Council delegates elected in each administrative unit based on the population of each administrative unit and based on population statistics in the National Population Database. However, it is recommended that the time for determining population data be calculated up to August 31, 2025 to be consistent with the population data provided by the Ministry of Public Security to the National Assembly Standing Committee to calculate the allocation of People's Council delegates, in order to ensure consistency in the use of population data.

The Delegation Work Committee found that the determination of the number of Vice Chairmen of the People's Council and Vice Heads of the People's Council Committee stipulated in the draft Resolution closely followed Conclusion No. 187-KL/TW dated August 29, 2025 of the Politburo and the Secretariat on the orientation of the number of deputies of agencies and organizations in the political system. However, in addition to the criteria stated in Conclusion 187-KL/TW, the regulation of the number of deputies at the local level needs further analysis on the scale, nature, location, and classification of the administrative unit (special-type and type I administrative units have more deputies than type II and type III).

Candidate selection must ensure representativeness, effectiveness and quality.

Speaking at the meeting, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man emphasized that these are two very important contents to prepare for the election of deputies to the 16th National Assembly and People's Councils at all levels for the 2026-2031 term; he requested that the guidance on the structure, composition, and allocation of the number of candidates for People's Councils at all levels must adhere to the Party's guidelines and regulations, especially recent regulations to serve the two-level local government, as well as Directive No. 45-CT/TW dated April 14, 2025 of the Politburo on Party Congresses at all levels towards the 14th National Party Congress.

According to the National Assembly Chairman, the issuance of these Resolutions aims to promptly create a legal basis for localities to prepare for elections, in accordance with newly issued legal regulations, and to overcome limitations and shortcomings. The selection of candidates must ensure representativeness and effectiveness, as well as "quality".

Stating specific requirements, the National Assembly Chairman suggested that it is necessary to determine a flexible candidate structure that both ensures the principle of representation and is suitable to actual conditions. Accordingly, not only ensuring a reasonable structure according to the list of social organizations, professions, armed forces, and public service units, but also paying attention to capacity, professional areas, and having connections with local government activities, ensuring the quality of activities.

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man speaks at the meeting. (Photo: DUY LINH)

Regarding the balance between the number of full-time and part-time deputies, the National Assembly Chairman said that the regulation limiting the number of full-time deputies is necessary to be consistent with streamlining, but if the People's Council's ability to monitor and supervise in depth is reduced, it needs to be recalculated. Therefore, it is necessary to review and clearly define the tasks, mechanisms, responsibilities, and working regime for full-time deputies to avoid waste.

Regarding the candidacy ratio, the balance, and the selectivity, the Law on Election of National Assembly Deputies and People's Council Deputies requires that the candidates recommended must be higher than the number of deputies to be elected by a certain percentage to ensure selection and competition. However, in reality, many places, when making the candidate list, have a balance ratio that is not guaranteed. The Resolution needs to emphasize that determining the required balance must be considered according to the characteristics of each locality.

Another requirement emphasized by the National Assembly Chairman is to ensure the structure of non-Party members, young people, and ethnic women, but with operational capacity; to ensure transparency and accountability to promote and improve the effectiveness of the People's Council's operations.

At the same time, it is necessary to continue reviewing and calculating so that the regulations ensure transition in the arrangement of administrative units and need a stable roadmap, especially for localities with small areas in remote areas. Regarding the geographical location and specific capacity of delegates, in addition to general standards, it is necessary to consider criteria such as specific geographical location, understanding of the region, knowing the language, agricultural economy, urbanization, and encouraging candidates with high professional capacity.

The National Assembly Chairman also proposed promoting the application of science and technology, innovation, digital transformation and artificial intelligence (AI) in selecting delegates and structuring specialized staff at the provincial and communal levels; developing detailed guidelines with a set of effective capacity criteria; and implementing a substantive training program for young non-Party delegates.

At the meeting, 100% of the members of the National Assembly Standing Committee present approved the Resolution guiding the determination of the expected structure, composition and allocation of the number of candidates for election to People's Councils at all levels for the 2026-2031 term; and the Resolution stipulating the number of Vice Chairmen of People's Councils, Vice Heads of People's Councils at provincial and communal levels and the arrangement of full-time People's Council deputies at provincial and communal levels.

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