NA Chairman Trần Thanh Mẫn. VNA/VNS Photo

HÀ NỘI — The National Assembly (NA) has decided to establish the National Election Council (NEC) comprising 19 members, with NA Chairman Trần Thanh Mẫn being its head.

The decision to form the NEC was made under Resolution 211/2025/QH15, while the appointment of Politburo member and NA Chairman Mẫn as the NEC Chairperson was made under Resolution 212/2025/QH15.

Resolution 215/2025/QH15 endorses the NEC Chairperson’s proposal on the list of Vice Chairpersons and members of the council.

Accordingly, the council will have four Vice Chairpersons – Nguyễn Thị Thanh, member of the Party Central Committee and Vice Chairwoman of the NA, as NEC Standing Vice Chairwoman and Head of its Personnel Subcommittee; Nguyễn Hòa Bình, Politburo member and Permanent Deputy Prime Minister; Đỗ Văn Chiến, Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, and President of the Việt Nam Fatherland Front Central Committee; and Võ Thị Ánh Xuân, Party Central Committee member and Vice State President. It also comprises 14 other members.

The NA also approved a series of resolutions regarding personnel affairs.

Under Resolution 210/2025/QH15, the total number of the 15th NA Standing Committee remains at 20, comprising the NA Chairperson, six Vice Chairpersons, and 13 Standing Committee members.

March 15, 2026, has been set as the date for the elections to select deputies to the 16th legislature and the People’s Councils at all levels for the 2026-2031 tenure. VNS