Vietnam Elects New Parliament, Paves Way for Next Leadership

Some 78 million Vietnamese cast their votes on Sunday for parliamentary delegates, setting the stage for the country’s new president and prime minister to be confirmed when the National Assembly meets next month.

Red banners and propaganda campaigns have been on display across the country urging voter turnout in the one-party state as the government seeks to shore up support for its ambitious 10% growth agenda. The balloting for the roughly 500 National Assembly deputies, who will be announced some time before March 25, follows the twice-a-decade Communist Party Congress where the key policies were set.