Hanoi announces final candidates to represent locals in next 5 years

Hanoi has made public the list of candidates to be elected to the municipal People’s Council for the 2021-2026 term.

Hanoi's leaders meet with candidates for the municipal People's Council on April 28. Photo: Kinh Te Do Thi

The list, which was announced following the decision signed on April 27 by Chairman of the municipal People’s Council Nguyen Ngoc Tuan, includes 160 candidates who were selected through three consultative conferences held by the Vietnam Fatherland Front – Hanoi.

The candidates, who will be elected at 30 locations citywide, will vie for 95 seats in the People’s Council at all levels in the 16th term.

Among the candidates, 16.87% are those obtaining professor, associate professor, and PhD titles; 50.62% having master level, and 30.62% with college level.

Of them, 38.75% are women, 2.5% are from ethnic minorities, 2.5% are religious followers, and 14.38% are non-party members.

Candidates at the meeting. Photo: Kinh Te Do Thi

As Hanoi is on the trial of the urban administration model, it has no People’s Councils at commune/ward level. The absence of them are aimed to streamline the political system and save budget.

Hanoi, the city of roughly 10 million people, has around 5.8 million voters.

To prepare for the voting for the People’s Council members and the National Assembly’s deputies on May 25, the Hanoi’s Department of Information and Communications has disseminated the preparations for the election.

Prior to the voting, different forms of dissemination have been conducted namely broadcasting, banners, photo exhibitions, and extensive media coverage, according to Nguyen Thi Mai Huong, deputy director of the city’s Department of Information and Communications.