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The Governments e-portal respectfully introduces the article of General Secretary To Lam titled Festival of rivers and important responsibilities before the People. Download General Secretary To Lam comes to vote at Voting Area No. 02, Ba Dinh Ward, Hanoi City - Photo: VGP On March 15, 2026, 76 million voters in all parts of the country participated in the election of XVI National Assembly deputies and Peoples Council deputies at all levels for the 2026-2031 term. This is an important political event for the country, a great festival for the nation, taking place right after the success of the 14th National Congress of the Party. This election has special historical significance, continuing the 80-year tradition of building a rule-of-law State of the Vietnamese people since the first General Election in 1946. Each voters vote not only demonstrates the peoples right to mastery, but also conveys faith and hope in the countrys beautiful future, while affirming the nature of our State - State of the People, by the People and for the People. Download General Secretary To Lam exercises his citizenship rights, votes to elect deputies to the 16th National Assembly and Peoples Councils at all levels for the 2026-2031 term - Photo: VGP Across all parts of the country, the election atmosphere is as vibrant and exciting as a festival. From early morning, voters in localities went to polling stations, choosing people virtuous and talented enough to convey their faith and aspirations for a good future for their homeland and country. Many older voters, despite having gone through many elections, still cannot hide their emotions and pride when holding their ballots in their hands. The election atmosphere was solemn and full of confidence: Voters across the country happily expressed their will and aspirations through the ballot, confidently choosing representative representatives worthy of representing them. Download The election atmosphere is vibrant and exciting, a true Riverside Festival - Photo: VGP The spirit of Riverside Festival spreads from the plains to the mountains, from urban areas to borders and islands. In the northern mountainous provinces, despite difficult travel areas, voters still enthusiastically went to vote very early and completed early voting with an almost absolute rate. Many localities in remote and isolated areas have proactively brought mobile ballot boxes to the homes of the elderly and sick and hospital patients, ensuring that all citizens can exercise their right to vote. The soldiers and police support election teams to complete their tasks on remote islands and fishermen work long days at sea. In large cities, despite the large number of voters and large areas, election organizers have made great efforts to get the voter participation rate across the country to reach 99.68%. Nowhere is voting just a formality - in fact, all over the country, election day has become a festival of the country, a festival of national solidarity in building its own government. Download Women in Ngoc Hoi ward (Hanoi) in traditional ao dai, holding ballots in their hands, clearly showing their political awareness and interest in local issues - Photo: VGP/Gia Huy The election on March 15, 2026 is even more meaningful when it takes place on the 80th anniversary of the first General Election (January 6, 1946). At that time, amid the many difficulties of the early days of independence, the Vietnamese people conducted the General Election to elect the 1st National Assembly. President Ho Chi Minh called it a happy day for our people, because for the first time in history, the Vietnamese people began to enjoy their democratic rights. The victory of the 1946 General Election firmly affirmed the peoples right to mastery - rising up from slavery to gain independence, organizing their own State, building the first peoples democratic state in Southeast Asia. Over the past 80 years, with the past 15 terms of the National Assembly, our people have always been proud of the patriotic tradition and the peoples sense of mastery. Whether during the arduous resistance war or peacetime to build the country, the Vietnamese people wholeheartedly follow the Party and actively participate in elections to build their state apparatus. The National Assembly of Vietnam from term I to term XV has always been the embodiment of great national unity, gathering elite representatives from all classes, ethnicities, and religions, regardless of social class. It is that democratic tradition that has shaped the spirit of todays election - each vote is a living testament to the peoples right to mastery and to the continuous continuity of our State owned by the People, all state power belongs to the People. Looking back on the 80-year journey, we appreciate even more the sacrifices of our ancestors generation to win free votes for the people. Continuing that glorious tradition, the election on March 15, 2026 once again affirmed the will, energy and democratic aspirations of the Vietnamese people on the path of development. Download Voters in the border villages of Avuong (Da Nang City) flocked to the voting area to choose representatives who were virtuous and talented - Photo: VGP/Nhat Anh In this General Election, the voter turnout rate of nearly 100% carries many profound meanings. This is the expression of political consciousness, civic responsibility, and patriotismc and the peoples confidence in the Partys leadership. Each vote is a vote of confidence - people place their hopes on the selection of worthy representatives, thereby affirming consensus and strong support for the socialist democracy and the path of national development. The almost absolute rate also shows that the election organization system has done a good job of campaigning and propaganda, creating favorable conditions for all voters to exercise their rights and obligations. Besides, the election results also show that the peoples awareness of building the State is
