2002 Vietnamese legislative election explained

Country:Vietnam
Type:parliamentary
Previous Election:1997 Vietnamese legislative election
Previous Year:1997
Next Election:2007 Vietnamese legislative election
Next Year:2007
Seats For Election:All 498 seats in the National Assembly
Majority Seats:250
Election Date:19 May 2002
Turnout:98.85%
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Leader1:Nông Đức Mạnh
Party1:Communist Party of Vietnam
Last Election1:384
Seats After1:447
Seat Change1: 63
Leader2:
Party2:Non-party members
Last Election2:63
Seats After2:51
Seat Change2: 12
Prime Minister
Before Election:Phan Văn Khải
Before Party:Communist Party of Vietnam
After Election:Phan Văn Khải
After Party:Communist Party of Vietnam

Parliamentary elections were held in Vietnam on 19 May 2002.[1] A total of 759 candidates, including 125 independents, contested the election. The Vietnamese Fatherland Front was the only organisation to nominate candidates, with 634 coming from the Communist Party of Vietnam and 125 being non-party members.[1] The Communist Party won 447 of the 498 seats. Voter turnout was reported to be over 99%.

Aftermath

The first session of the new National Assembly met from July 19 to August 12, 2002.[2] Nguyễn Văn An, who had held the position of Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam since 2001, after Nông Đức Mạnh was dismissed from the same role after being elected to the higher post of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, was re-elected. Trần Đức Lương was re-elected as President,[3] and Phan Văn Khải was re-elected as Prime Minister.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/2349_02.htm Vietnam: Elections held in 2002
  2. Web site: QUỐC HỘI KHOÁ XI (2002-2007) .
  3. Web site: VnExpress . Ông Trần Đức Lương được bầu làm Chủ tịch nước . 2024-06-17 . vnexpress.net . vi.