Politics - Society

The 16th NA's first session, to be divided into two phases, is scheduled to open on April 6 and close on April 25.

Following the merger of administrative units, Da Nang now has 94 communes, wards, and special zones, including two island communes. In recent days, the island communes have been bustling in preparation for the election of deputies to the 16th National Assembly and People’s Councils at all levels for the 2026 2031 term.

Party central committee, Vice Chairwoman of National Assembly Nguyen Thi Thanh, together with candidates running for the 16th National Assembly (NA) for the 2026 2031 term in the northern province of Ninh Binh’s electoral unit No. 4, on March 6 met voters in Kim Son, Chat Binh and Quang Thien communes.

As the Vietnamese people all are eager to the election of deputies to the 16th National Assembly and People’s Councils at all levels for the 2026 2031 term, scheduled for March 15, authorities across Ninh Binh are accelerating preparations to ensure the process is conducted democratically, lawfully and safely.

Deputy Secretary of the Ninh Binh Provincial Party Committee Nguyen Thanh Binh was elected as Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee for the 2021-2026 tenure.

The merger of Ha Nam, Nam Dinh and Ninh Binh into Ninh Binh province will unlock tremendous potential for the sustainable development of natural conservation zones.

The Party, the State, the NA and the Government currently have no policy to reorganise or merge provincial- and commune-level administrative units nationwide.

The supervision will focus on the leadership and direction in the dissemination and implementation of the 14th National Party Congress’s Resolution; as well as in the execution of the Politburo’s Directive No. 01-CT/TW dated January 23, 2026 on studying, disseminating and implementing the Resolution.

Localities across Ninh Binh province held handover and enlistment ceremonies on March 4 to see off more than 6,000 young people voluntarily registering to join the military and public security forces this year.

Tran Huy Tuan, Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Secretary of the Ninh Binh provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, has been approved by the Political Bureau as Secretary of the provincial Party Committee for the 2025 2030 tenure.

Viet Nam will go to the polls on March 15 to elect deputies to the 16th National Assembly (NA) and members of People’s Councils at all levels for the 2026-2031 term.

Chairing and delivering the opening remarks, NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man noted that there are only 13 days left before voters head to the polls for the election of deputies to the 16th NA and People’s Councils at all levels for the 2026 2031 term, scheduled for March 15.

PM Pham Minh Chinh underscored that public administrative governance is central to organising the exercise of State power and translating the Party’s guidelines and the State's policies and laws into tangible development outcomes.

At the very beginning of 2026, localities in Ninh Binh province launched an emulation movement among all cadres and Party members to strive to successfully complete all assigned tasks, especially new ones, contributing to achieving double-digit growth targets for the year.

National Assembly (NA) Vice Chairman Nguyen Khac Dinh on February 27 called on the northern province of Ninh Binh to devote maximum efforts to preparations for the upcoming election of deputies to the 16th NA and People’s Councils at all levels for the 2026 2031 term.

Ninh Binh province has established an election committee at the provincial level comprising 37 members and 129 commune-level committees with a total of 2,128 members. Across the province, 2,536 polling stations have been set up, including 18 separate polling areas, along with 2,536 election teams.

The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union of Ninh Binh, in collaboration with the Government’s Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, organised a ceremony on February 26 to kick off the Youth Month 2026 and launch a peak emulation campaign to celebrate the 95th founding anniversary of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (March 26, 1931 March 26, 2026).

Member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of the Ninh Binh Provincial Party Committee Dang Xuan Phong on February 25 visited and congratulated officials and employees of the Department of Health and Ninh Binh Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital on the occasion of the 71st anniversary of Vietnamese Doctors' Day (February 27).

Minister of Home Affairs Do Thanh Binh said the Government and the Prime Minister have directed the synchronous and timely implementation of assigned tasks, while issuing a full legal framework to ensure uniform election organisation nationwide.