Election of National Assembly and People's Council deputies at all levels for the 2021-2026 term: Success of the Party's will and the people's heart

The success of this election is a convincing demonstration affirming the leadership role of the Communist Party of Vietnam in the National Assembly, the State and society. The success of the election is also an affirmation to friends around the world about the spirit of solidarity and the will to overcome all difficulties and challenges of the Vietnamese people. Our entire Party, people and army have the right to be proud of that.

Voters of Ngoc Lam commune (Thanh Chuong) go to the polls. Photo: Duc Anh

Witnessthe bustling atmosphere of voterstrPeople from all over the country join in the national festival, directly holding ballots to exercise their sacred rights and duties to elect the most worthy representatives to represent them in the National Assembly and People's Councils at all levels, each of us is happy and excited.

According to the assessment of the National Assembly Standing Committee and the preliminary report of the National Election Council, the election was conducted democratically, in accordance with the law, economically, absolutely safely, and was truly a festival for all people. The voter turnout rate was very high, reaching 99.57%; the locality with the lowest voter turnout was also over 98% and ensured the election of 500 National Assembly deputies and People's Council deputies at all levels. It can be affirmed that with the success of the election of National Assembly deputies and People's Council deputies at all levels this time, we have marked an important milestone in the country's development process.

With the success of the election of National Assembly deputies and People's Council deputies at all levels this time, we have marked an important milestone in the country's progress.

To achieve that success, over the past months, implementing Directive 45-CT/TW of the Politburo, the National Assembly Standing Committee, the National Election Council, Party committees at all levels, the government, the Vietnam Fatherland Front, and local election committees at all levels have made outstanding efforts. Together with the enthusiastic and responsible support and response of the entire people, we have successfully and completely completed the election of deputies to the 15th National Assembly and People's Councils at all levels for the 2021-2026 term.

In the context of the Covid-19 pandemic raging in many localities; while holding elections, we still ensure the implementation of the "dual goal" of both preventing and fighting the epidemic, protecting people's health, and recovering and developing the socio-economy. On the basis of determining the election as a key political task, a major event of the country in 2021, the Politburo, the National Assembly, the National Election Council, the Vietnam Fatherland Front and functional agencies; Party committees and authorities at all levels have promptly issued many documents to lead, direct and guide to ensure that the stages and steps in the election process are carried out on schedule and without interruption.

The preparations for the election, especially the consultation activities to introduce candidates and campaign for election, were conducted democratically, objectively, fairly and in accordance with the law. All voters fully exercised their rights, obligations and responsibilities as citizens and firmly believed in a new term of the National Assembly and People's Council with many new successes. Press and media work to propagate the election was organized closely and effectively. On digital technology platforms, many forms of propaganda that were both effective for the election and suitable for the conditions of preventing and fighting the Covid-19 pandemic were actively deployed. All aspects of work to ensure security, order and safety for the election were deployed actively, urgently, proactively and absolutely protected...

Voters of Hung Thong commune (Hung Nguyen district) learn about the candidates. Photo: Mai Hoa

The success of "National Festival"This time is also a strong proof to smash all the extremely wrong and dangerous arguments and tricks of hostile, reactionary and opportunistic political forces plotting to sabotage our Party, State and people. The main goal that hostile and reactionary forces are focusing on at this time is to deny the leadership role of the Communist Party over the National Assembly, directly the election of deputies to the 15th National Assembly and People's Councils at all levels for the 2021-2026 term.

To achieve that dark goal, they do not hesitate to use any insidious, sophisticated, and unpredictable arguments and tricks. To increase the volume and frequency of their distortions and sabotage, on pre-existing websites, hostile forces have opened specialized pages to regularly report on the election in Vietnam. In addition, they have also created many new websites with addresses abroad; at the same time, they have incited, inspired, and supported opportunistic, politically dissatisfied elements in the country to create Fanpages, Facebook, YouTube... to spread bad and toxic information and images, distorting the truth about the election.

In fact, what has happened has affirmed the undeniable leadership role of the Communist Party of Vietnam over the State and society.

But all those arguments and tricks failed because of the combined strength of the Party's will and the people's heart. The entire political system and the entire people took part with a high sense of vigilance. With a proactive and resolute spirit, promoting the core role of the people's armed forces, we fought, prevented and defeated all plots and tricks of hostile forces, ensuring absolute safety for the election.

In fact, what has happened has affirmed the undeniable leadership role of the Communist Party of Vietnam over the State and society. Currently, the National Election Council is completing a quick report on the election to send to key leaders, members of the Election Council and the National Assembly Standing Committee. Localities and sub-committees are urgently completing the official report to synthesize and complete the overall report and complete the remaining work, preparing for the first session of the 15th National Assembly and the first session of the People's Councils at all levels for the 2021-2026 term.

Voters of Nghi Phu commune (Vinh city) cast their votes to elect National Assembly deputies and People's Council deputies at all levels for the 2021-2026 term. Photo: Thanh Le

Although our election has basically been completed, hostile, reactionary, and opportunistic political forces continue to sabotage. Their goal is to distort, falsify, and deny the great significance and great success of the election of deputies to the 15th National Assembly and People's Councils at all levels for the 2021-2026 term. But just like before and during the election, all plots and tricks of hostile and reactionary forces, no matter how sinister and sophisticated, will certainly fail. Their frantic sabotage cannot deny the vivid reality taking place in our beloved country, but only further affirms and spreads the profound significance and great success of the election.

More than ever, our entire Party, people and army need to continue to heighten vigilance, clearly identify the plots and tricks of hostile forces and reactionary political opportunists, and from there proactively, positively and resolutely participate in the struggle to expose, refute, prevent and contribute to defeating all their arguments and tricks of sabotage.

At the same time, we need to continue to promote more widely the significance of the election's success, helping all citizens clearly understand and fully perceive their roles, responsibilities, rights and obligations in building a socialist rule-of-law state in which the Party, the National Assembly and the Government are of the people, by the people and for the people. The successes and lessons learned from the 14 previous elections and especially this election in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic have further strengthened our will and determination to continue to innovate and affirm the Party's leadership role over the State and society./.

Vinh City. Photo: Lam Tung