Parliamentary elections were held in

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on 22 May 2016. The members of the

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, which would subsequently appoint the Prime Minister, and deputies of People's Councils at all levels were to be elected. As Vietnam is a

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, the ruling

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was the only party to contest the elections.

Background

The election date, a Sunday according to electoral law, was announced on 24 November 2015.

Electoral system

The members of the National Assembly were elected from 184 multi-member constituencies using the

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, with a maximum number of 500 candidates to be elected; candidates had to receive at least 50% of the vote in the first round to be elected, with a second round held on a plurality basis.

Campaign

A total of 870 candidates were approved to run for election,Election prep nearly complete
Viet Nam News, 19 May 2016 including 97 independents and 11 self-nominees.
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Results

Initially the Communist Party had 475 elected delegates. However 2 delegates were disqualified from duty before the first meeting of the newly elected National Assembly. Therefore the Communist Party had 473 elected delegates at the end.

References

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