IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Viet Nam

Socialist Republic of Vietnam

98,169,061	4
Population (as of July 20, 2021)	Elections in our database
69,523,133	99.33%
Registered Voters (as of June 24, 2021)	Average Turnout

Name	Official Name	Type
Vietnamese National Assembly	Quoc-Hoi	Assembly

Description of government structure:

Chief of State: President Nguyễn Xuân PHÚC
Head of Government: Prime Minister Phạm Minh CHÍNH
Assembly: Vietnam has a unicameral National Assembly (Quoc-Hoi) with 500 seats.

Description of electoral system:

The President is elected by the National Assembly to serve a 5-year term.
The Prime Minister is appointed by the president.
In the National Assembly (Quoc-Hoi) 500 members are elected by absolute majority vote through a two-round system to serve 5-year terms.

Elections

Election For	Date	Votes	Registered Voters	Turn Out
Vietnamese National Assembly	2002-05-19	49,211,275	49,783,769	98.85
Vietnamese National Assembly	2011-05-22	61,900,000	62,200,000	99.52
Vietnamese National Assembly	2016-05-22	67,049,200	67,485,480	99.35
Vietnamese National Assembly	2021-05-23	69,243,604	69,523,133	99.6

Voter Turnout

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