Opening of the first session of the 15th National Assembly

At this session, the National Assembly will elect and approve personnel for leadership positions of State agencies; review and discuss socio-economic reports and decide on a number of other important issues.

Specifically, regarding personnel work, the National Assembly will consider and decide on the number of Vice Chairmen of the National Assembly and members of the National Assembly Standing Committee; elect the Chairman of the National Assembly, Vice Chairmen of the National Assembly, members of the National Assembly Standing Committee; elect the Secretary General of the National Assembly, Chairman of the Council of Nationalities, Chairmen of the National Assembly Committees, and State Auditor General.

The National Assembly elects the President, Prime Minister, Vice President, Chief Justice of the Supreme People's Court, and Chief Prosecutor of the Supreme People's Procuracy.

The National Assembly will decide on the organizational structure and number of members of the Government; approve the appointment of Deputy Prime Ministers, Ministers and other members of the Government; approve the list of Vice Chairmen and members of the National Defense and Security Council (if any); and approve the appointment of Judges of the Supreme People's Court.

According to the provisions of the 2013 Constitution, immediately after being elected by the National Assembly, the Chairman of the National Assembly, the President, the Prime Minister, and the Chief Justice of the Supreme People's Court take the oath before the National Assembly.

Regarding socio-economics, the National Assembly reviewed the following reports: Assessment of the results of the implementation of the socio-economic development plan and the State budget in the first 6 months of the year and solutions to implement the socio-economic development plan and the State budget in the last 6 months of 2021; thrift practice and anti-wastefulness in 2020; approval of the 2019 State budget settlement.

The National Assembly also considered and decided on: The 5-year socio-economic development plan for the 2021-2025 period; The national 5-year financial plan for the 2021-2025 period; The public debt borrowing and repayment plan for the 2021-2025 period; The medium-term public investment plan for the 2021-2025 period; The investment policy for 2 national target programs on new rural construction, poverty reduction and social security...

At the opening session, Chairman of the 14th National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue delivered the opening speech.

Next, Permanent Vice Chairman of the 14th National Assembly, Permanent Vice Chairman of the National Election Council Tran Thanh Man reported on the summary of the election of deputies to the 15th National Assembly and People's Councils at all levels for the 2021-2026 term; Member of the National Election Council, Deputy Head of the Personnel Subcommittee, Member of the Standing Committee of the 14th National Assembly Nguyen Thi Thanh reported on the results of confirming the qualifications of deputies to the 15th National Assembly.

The Standing Committee of the 14th National Assembly submitted to the National Assembly the expected number of Vice Chairmen of the National Assembly and members of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly. The National Assembly discussed this issue in groups.

Also on the morning of July 20, the 14th National Assembly Standing Committee reported the results of discussions at the delegation and explained and accepted the opinions of National Assembly deputies on the expected number of Vice Chairmen of the National Assembly and members of the National Assembly Standing Committee.

The National Assembly discussed and voted to pass the Resolution on the number of Vice Chairmen of the National Assembly and members of the National Assembly Standing Committee using the electronic voting system.

Then, the Standing Committee of the 14th National Assembly presented a list of nominees for the National Assembly to elect the Chairman of the National Assembly, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly, and members of the Standing Committee of the 15th National Assembly.

The National Assembly discussed in groups the expected personnel to elect the Chairman of the National Assembly, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly, and members of the Standing Committee of the 15th National Assembly./.