National Assembly Vice Chairman Nguyễn Khắc Định. VNA/VNS Photo

HÀ NỘI — National Assembly (NA) Vice Chairman Nguyễn Khắc Định on Wednesday presented the draft resolution on amendments and supplements to a number of articles of the 2013 Constitution at the ongoing NA session in Hà Nội.

Định said that revisions to the Constitution must ensure the absolute, comprehensive and direct leadership of the Communist Party of Việt Nam.

He underscored the need for a cautious, democratic and science-based approach, following all legal procedures.

The draft resolution contains two articles:

Article 1 includes eight clauses proposing revisions related to the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF), socio-political organisations, administrative units, and the structure of local government.

Article 2 includes three clauses regarding the effective date and transitional provisions.

To clarify the VFF’s central role in national unity and strengthen the legal framework for restructuring its apparatus and that of affiliated organisations, the draft proposes amending Article 9 of the Constitution.

It also proposes granting the VFF Central Committee the right to submit draft laws and ordinances.

The committee also proposed amendments to Article 10 to reaffirm that the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) is a socio-political organisation representing the working class and labourers under the VFF.

It also defines the VGCL’s role in representing workers in labour relations and international union matters.

Reflecting the Party’s policy to streamline the political system and local government, the draft outlines changes to Article 110.

It defines administrative units broadly, including provinces and centrally-run cities and administrative units under provinces and centrally-run cities, and special administrative-economic units established by the NA, Định said.

The legislature will regulate the procedures for forming, dissolving or adjusting these units, according to Định, who is vice chairman of the drafting committee for amending several articles of the Constitution.

Further revisions to Articles 111, 112 and 114 define local governments at the provincial and communal levels as including both People’s Councils and People’s Committees, removing the term "local government level".

The drafting committee proposed July 1, 2025 be effective date for the resolution.

It proposed the resolution must announce the dissolution of district-level administrative units.

Định said: "The public consultation on the Constitution’s amendments officially began on May 6 and will conclude on June 5, 2025. This will be conducted in a democratic and substantive manner, using diverse methods and technology to encourage broad citizen participation.”

Feedback from the public, sectors and legislators will inform revisions to the draft before a final discussion and approval by the NA on June 24, 2025. VNS