Organize the posting of the list of candidates for National Assembly and People's Council deputies

(Baonghean.vn) - On the afternoon of April 23, the Nghe An Provincial Election Committee held a meeting to assess the situation and progress of election preparation; difficulties, obstacles and key tasks in the coming time.

Comrade Nguyen Xuan Duong - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Chairman of the Provincial Election Committee chaired the meeting. Attending the meeting were members of the Provincial Party Standing Committee: Nguyen Huu Lam - Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Organization Committee; Cao Thi Hien - Vice Chairman of the Provincial Election Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Le Xuan Dai - Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; members of the Provincial Election Committee and representatives of a number of provincial departments and branches.

Before entering the main content of the meeting, the Provincial Election Committee announced the Decision of the Provincial People's Committee on the reorganization of the Provincial Election Committee. Accordingly, comrade Nguyen Xuan Duong - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee holds the position of Chairman of the Provincial Election Committee, replacing comrade Ho Duc Phoc - former Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council, Chairman of the Provincial Election Committee.

Overview of the working session.

The report on the election preparation work in the province shows that, up to now, all work is being carried out by all levels and sectors from the province down to the grassroots on schedule and in accordance with the law. After 3 rounds of consultation to select and introduce candidates, the Standing Committee of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee has agreed to finalize the list of candidates for the 14th National Assembly and the 17th Provincial People's Council, term 2016 - 2021.

Comrade Le Xuan Dai affirmed: "The work of handling complaints and denunciations related to the election work is carried out in accordance with the law."

Accordingly, there are 18 official candidates for National Assembly deputies who are local people and 5 candidates introduced by the Central Government to elect 13 deputies. There are 153 candidates for Provincial People's Council deputies to elect 91 deputies. Tasks such as determining and announcing electoral units; establishing election teams; receiving candidacy applications; consultation; collecting opinions from voters at the place of residence; making and posting the voter list; handling complaints and denunciations are all carried out democratically, objectively, in accordance with the law and with quality.

Propaganda work is promoted in many different forms and methods, through mass media agencies; provincial electronic information portals, sectors, localities, agencies, units; through commune radio systems; posters, slogans... Security and order work; and preparation of material facilities for the election are also being directed with attention by all levels and sectors.

Comrade Cao Thi Hien - Vice Chairwoman of the Provincial People's Council proposed to review the brief biographies of candidates for the National Assembly and Provincial People's Council before announcing and posting them publicly.

At the meeting, members of the Provincial Election Committee also raised a number of difficulties and obstacles in the process of inspecting and directing the grassroots. Voting was held to approve the allocation of candidates for the 14th National Assembly and the 17th Provincial People's Council, term 2016 - 2021, according to each established constituency.

Concluding the meeting, Comrade Nguyen Xuan Duong - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Chairman of the Provincial Election Committee directed members of the Provincial Election Committee and the Provincial Election Committee's Working Group to announce the official list of candidates for the 14th National Assembly and Provincial People's Council in each constituency, no later than April 27 according to the law. At the same time, he directed localities to post the official list of candidates, no later than May 2.

He also requested members of the election committee to strengthen inspection, direction, remediation, and removal of difficulties for the grassroots; promptly propose to the Election Committee any problems arising at the grassroots. Assign the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee to organize guidance, and coordinate with localities to organize for candidates to exercise their right to campaign for election according to the law. For the Department of Home Affairs, prepare sufficient documents to provide to localities; pay attention to training and guiding the election work at the election teams, avoiding mistakes. Strengthen propaganda work, promote the loudspeaker system at the grassroots, create a vibrant atmosphere, ensuring that election day is truly a festival for all people.

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