The 2016 Vietnam Parliamentary Election is scheduled to be held on Sunday May 22,2016
Over 69 million voters across Vietnam on Sunday May 22,2016 are casting their ballots in the parliamentary elections.
In Vietnam, people aged 18 or over have the right to vote while the minimum age to run for office is 21.
The election, which elects deputies to the 14th National Assembly (NA) and all-level People's Councils for the 2016-2021 tenure, started at 7.00 a.m., at 91,476 polling stations across the country
As many as 500 deputies will be elected to the 14th National Assembly out of 870 candidates.
Out of the 500, 339 candidates are female, accounting for 38 97 % while 204 candidates are from ethnic minorities, making up 23.45 %, according to the list of candidates released by the National Election Council (NEC) in April,2016
The voting will end at 7.00 p.m.
The vote counting process for today’s parliamentary election has started immediately after the voting time ended at 7 p.m., according to the government news portal. Preliminary reports show voter turnout of 95.84 %
Before opening the ballot boxes, each election station must record and seal any unused ballots. The entire process is observed by two voters per station and various journalists from across the country
The result will be announced within 20 days, the NEC said on Friday May 20,2016
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