National Assembly Vice Chairman Trần Quang Phương speaks at the March 7 inspection on An Giang's preparations for the election of deputies to the 16th legislature and People’s Councils at all levels for the 2026-2031 tenure.

AN GIANG — National Assembly (NA) Vice Chairman Trần Quang Phương on March 7 led a working delegation to meet with the Election Committee of An Giang – a border province in the Mekong Delta with a particularly strategic position in terms of national defence and security – to inspect and supervise preparations for the election of deputies to the 16th legislature and People’s Councils at all levels for the 2026-2031 tenure.

According to the committee, the provincial police have closely coordinated with the authorities to identify 2,712 polling stations. As of now, the review process has been completed, with more than 3.6 million voters across the province.

The consultation process for nominating candidates for the election has been conducted in accordance with regulations, with no negative public opinion reported. Measures to protect state secrets and ensure cybersecurity have been strictly implemented, while efforts have been made to promptly prevent and counter false or hostile viewpoints and to promote positive information about the election.

Notably, 100 per cent of officers and soldiers of the provincial armed forces have been fully briefed on their duties, maintaining combat readiness and regularly rehearsing contingency plans to handle possible situations.

Phương, who is also member of the National Election Council and head of its subcommittee for ensuring security, order and social safety, acknowledged and highly appreciated An Giang’s preparations, while requesting the locality to continue implementing measures to ensure security, order and social safety during the election.

He also asked the province to intensify communication efforts so that voters are well informed and can elect candidates who are qualified, capable and appropriate in terms of composition and structure.

The vice chairman noted that given An Giang’s characteristics as a locality with maritime and island areas, with more than 3,600 fishing vessels regularly operating offshore and thousands of fishermen involved, it should consider using Border Guard control stations as mobile ballot boxes to facilitate fishermen’s voting rights even when they are working at sea.

For elderly voters or those with mobility difficulties, election teams should prepare plans to bring mobile ballot boxes to their homes, he added.

He also emphasised the need to organise and arrange polling stations in a scientific and reasonable manner to avoid congestion during peak voting hours. VNA/VNS