Creating a legal corridor for voter contact

(Baonghean.vn) - The National Assembly Delegation of Nghe An province organized 17 regular voter meetings with 395 meetings, with nearly 35,840 voters participating in communes, wards and towns.Through 9 National Assembly sessions, the Provincial National Assembly Delegation sent 788 opinions and recommendations to the National Assembly Standing Committee and Central Ministries and branches.

This is the result announced at the Conference summarizing 5 years of implementing Joint Resolution No. 525/2012 on voters' contact by National Assembly Delegates organized by the National Assembly Delegation and the Fatherland Front Committee of Nghe An province on the afternoon of July 24.

Implementing the Law on Organization of the National Assembly and Joint Resolution 525 on voters' contact with National Assembly deputies, before and after each National Assembly session, the National Assembly Delegation of Nghe An province has chaired and coordinated with the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee to develop a plan for voters' contact with National Assembly deputies at the constituency.

In 5 years, the National Assembly Delegation has organized 17 regular voter meetings with 395 meetings, with nearly 35,840 voters participating in communes, wards and towns. At the meetings, the synthesis of voters' opinions and recommendations has been classified and reported fully and clearly. In addition to relying on voters' opinions directly contributed at the meetings, the National Assembly Delegation also collects voters' opinions in many forms such as direct meetings, information sources reflecting posted on mass media.

Chairing the conference. Photo: My Nga

In order to innovate the method of organizing voter meetings, during the two terms of the 13th and 14th National Assembly, the National Assembly Delegation organized 17 thematic voter meetings with voters who were cadres, civil servants, armed forces, and those with specialized expertise. With this form of meeting, the National Assembly Deputies recorded in-depth opinions on macro-mechanisms and policies.

The National Assembly Delegation together with the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee has closely coordinated with the Fatherland Front Committees of districts, cities and towns to improve the effectiveness of synthesizing voters' opinions and recommendations. Through 9 National Assembly sessions, the Provincial National Assembly Delegation has sent 788 opinions and recommendations to the National Assembly Standing Committee and Central ministries and branches.

The supervision of the settlement of voters' petitions by the National Assembly deputies and the National Assembly delegations is strictly and regularly monitored. From 2013 to present, the Provincial National Assembly Delegation has conducted 4 supervisions to settle voters' opinions and petitions in the fields of agricultural development investment, implementation of policies on education, health, regimes and policies for people with meritorious services, etc.

At the conference, representatives of the Fatherland Front Committees of districts and towns basically agreed with the results achieved by the National Assembly Delegation of Nghe An province in the past time. At the same time, they contributed opinions and proposals to improve the work of contacting voters in the coming time, such as: the role of the Chairman has not been smooth, not paying attention to the overview of the issue, the content of the recommendations of local voters; some agencies have not classified opinions and recommendations according to each level of authority; the content of responses to voters' recommendations is still general, not specifically addressing the issue; the secretaries' qualifications are limited, so the synthesis of voters' opinions is sometimes incomplete and inaccurate...

Overview of the conference. Photo: My Nga

Regarding Joint Resolution 525, delegates suggested that after the Resolution was issued, there were no guiding documents, leading to confusion in its implementation.

In addition, the current reality is that responses to voters' petitions are slow and inconsistent, and some responses are general and do not address voters' concerns. Therefore, it is necessary to establish a more specific and clear mechanism to monitor the settlement of voters' petitions.

There should be clear regulations on the announcement of the results of handling voters' petitions, such as the regulations on posting voters' petitions and the results of handling voters' petitions on mass media, on the websites of the National Assembly and the People's Committees of provinces, cities, districts, communes, etc., so that a large number of voters can access and follow.

At the end of the conference, Mr. Nguyen Thanh Hien - Deputy Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation emphasized that Joint Resolution 525 is a complete legal corridor for voters to meet smoothly, and highly appreciated the close coordination between the National Assembly Delegation of Nghe An province, the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee and leaders of districts, towns and grassroots.

In the coming time, it is recommended that all levels and sectors clarify their responsibilities in planning. Regarding the synthesis of voters' opinions, it is necessary to classify them quickly and completely to avoid omissions. At the same time, the settlement of voters' petitions must be urged, monitored and closely supervised, to avoid delays that cause loss of trust among the people./.

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