VFF to hold consultation for election preparation

THE Vietnam Fatherland Front’s ( VFF) chapters at all levels must perform their duties in holding consultations to select and nominate candidates for the election of deputies to the National Assembly and all-level People’s Councils in the 2021-2026 tenure, said VFF Central Committee president Tran Thanh Man.

Man, who is also vice-chairman of the National Election Committee (NEC) and head of the VFF’s steering committee for election affairs, told the steering committee’s first session on December 13 that the general election is an important event with close connection to personnel affairs and the responsibility of all-level authorities and sectors.

He stressed that election preparations must be done seriously and democraticly by laws.

He required all-levelVFF chapters to participate in the supervision of the election, and coordinate with same-level People’s Committees and People’s Councils to set up organisations for consultation work in candidate nomination, ensuring objectivity, impartiality and accuracy.

VFF’s Central Committee standing board has issued plans and documents regulating and guiding consultation work in candidate nomination, he said.

The board will also receive petitions and denunciations related to the election in line with regulations.

As scheduled, after the NEC holds a national training conference on preparations for the election, theVFF will also organise a national online training conference on the work for organisations in its system.

The first consultation conference on candidate nomination will take place on February 5, the second by March 19 and the third before April 18.

The election of deputies to the National Assembly and alllevel People’s Councils in the 2021-2026 tenure is slated to be held on May 23.