A presidential election was held in Vietnam on 7 April 2026. The election took place after a day following the first session of the 16th National Assembly of Vietnam.[1]
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General Secretary Tô Lâm was elected as Vietnam's 15th president by the National Assembly of Vietnam, with all 495 delegates present voting in favor.[2][3][4] and the current Vice President Võ Thị Ánh Xuân was reelected as Vietnam’s Vice President for second term with all 485 delegates present voting in favor.
Election
editElection of President
editTô Lâm as the only candidate in Vietnam's one-party system, won all votes from the 495 delegates attending.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tô Lâm | Communist Party of Vietnam | 495 | 100.00 | |
| Total | 495 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 495 | 100.00 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Total votes | 495 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 500 | 99.00 | ||
| Source: Nhân Dân, National Assembly (in Vietnamese) | ||||
Election of Vice President
editVõ Thị Ánh Xuân as the only candidate in Vietnam's one-party system, won all votes from the 485 delegates attending.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Võ Thị Ánh Xuân | Communist Party of Vietnam | 485 | 100.00 | |
| Total | 485 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 485 | 100.00 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Total votes | 485 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 500 | 97.00 | ||
References
edit- ↑ "Khai mạc trọng thể Kỳ họp thứ Nhất, Quốc hội khoá XVI". quochoi.vn (in Vietnamese). CỔNG THÔNG TIN ĐIỆN TỬ QUỐC HỘI VIỆT NAM. 6 April 2026. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
- ↑ Văn Toản (7 April 2026). "Bí thư thành ủy Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh Trần Lưu Quang được bầu làm Chủ tịch nước". nhandan.vn (in Vietnamese). Điện tử Chính phủ. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
- ↑ Thành Chung, Tiến Long, Ngọc An (7 April 2026). "Bí thư thành ủy Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh được bầu giữ chức Chủ tịch nước". baochinhphu.vn (in Vietnamese). Điện tử Chính phủ. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ "arty Secretary of Ho Chi Minh City Tran Luu Quang elected as State President for 2026–2031 term". vietnamnet.vn/en (in Vietnamese). Vietnamnet. 7 April 2026. Retrieved 7 April 2026.