Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Hoang Nghia Hieu inspected the election work in Nghia Dan

At exactly 7:00 a.m., Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Hoang Nghia Hieu attended the opening ceremony of the meeting.electorXV National Assembly deputies and People's Council deputies at all levels, term 2021-2026 at constituency No. 5, block 16, Ha Huy Tap ward (Vinh city).

Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Hoang Nghia Hieu cast the first ballot to elect deputies to the 15th National Assembly and People's Councils at all levels for the 2021-2026 term at constituency No. 5, block 16, Ha Huy Tap ward (Vinh city). Photo: Phu Huong

After the opening ceremony, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee together with elderly voters and voters with revolutionary contributions cast the first ballots. At polling station 5, 2,322 voters participated in the election.

In Nghia Dan district, comrade Hoang Nghia Hieu directly inspected and directed the election work at 03 polling stations in Nghia Lam commune and Nghia Loc commune (Nghia Dan).

Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Hoang Nghia Hieu inspected the election work in Nghia Loc commune (Nghia Dan). Photo: Phu Huong

Of which, Nghia Lam is a commune with Thai and Tho ethnic groups accounting for over 60%; Nghia Loc is a Catholic commune, in the area there is Phu Quy diocese. By the end of the morning of May 23, over 80% of voters in Nghia Lam had participated in voting, and that number in Nghia Loc was over 79%.

Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Hoang Nghia Hieu inspected the election in Nghia Lam commune, Nghia Dan. Photo: Phu Huong

Nghia Dan DistrictThere were over 90,000 voters, and according to information from the District Election Steering Committee, on the morning of May 23, many communes in the district had a very high number of voters participating in the vote, such as Nghia Phu commune 99.07%, town over 90%, Nghia Lac commune 96.4%.

The district has 137 polling stations and by 11am on May 23, the percentage of voters who had voted in the district was 87%. All stations fully implemented regulations on ensuring safety, security, order, and preventing the Covid-19 epidemic...; the stations also organized people to vote in inter-family groups.