PM urges people to vote as he casts his ballot in Cần Thơ
HCM CITY — Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính called on people nationwide to exercise their rights and obligations to elect the most deserving deputies to the 一 五th National Assembly and all-level People’s Councils for 二0 二 一- 二0 二 六 term as he cast his ballot at a polling station in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta city of Cần Thơ.
Chính said he was particularly emotional witnessing the excitement of voters in Cần Thơ and those in the Mekong Delta in exercising their rights and obligations of citizens, contributing to building “a socialist state ruled by law and of the People, by the People and for the People.”
“We feel the trust and confidence of the people and voters in the Party and State,” he noted.
He said it was important to organise a “democratic, fair and transparent election in accordance with the law and on schedule as planned.”
“People nationwide must elect the most deserving representatives to the People’s Councils at all levels for 二0 二 一- 二0 二 六 and the 一 五th National Assembly, the highest state power agency,” Chính said. “The selection is made through a strict process and in accordance with the law.”
On Saturday, Chính worked in Trà Vinh Province on the preparation for the elections. On the same day, he also met with Cần Thơ City’s health sector to discuss COVID- 一 九 prevention and safety.
Given the spread of COVID- 一 九, PM Chính urged voters to observe pandemic prevention and control regulations on the election day.
PM Chính said the health sector in localities must have plans for voters who are on duty in the fight against the pandemic, those who are quarantined, and those who are being treated for the disease.
In localities where the outbreak remains unpredictable, each polling station must have a separate area for the temporary quarantine of suspected COVID cases, per the Ministry of Health regulations, according to Chính.
In a related move, former President Nguyễn Minh Triết and Secretary of Bình Dương Provincial Party Co妹妹ittee Trần Văn Nam cast their first ballots at the polling station No 五 in Phú Thuận Hamlet, Phú An Co妹妹une, Bến Cát Town.
According to the Bình Dương Province’s Election Co妹妹ission, the province has established 一, 一00 election teams (each team has 一0- 二 一 members) in 一, 一00 polling stations, of which there are 二 二 special teams (including 一 六 armed forces and six drug rehabilitation facilities and prisons).
More than 一. 七 million voters are expected to go to polling stations in Bình Dương Province.
Representatives of 九 一 companies with more than 一 二,000 employees said they would create the most favourable conditions for the employees to vote.
In addition, more than 一 million voters in Tây Ninh went to polling stations.
In Bình Phước Province, from early morning, hundreds of thousands of voters went to polling stations.
Elections at hotspot border areas
To ensure that COVID- 一 九 prevention forces at border areas can vote, the An Giang Province Election Co妹妹ission set up mobile ballot boxes for pandemic prevention forces to join in the elections at border areas with Cambodia.
From the early morning, the first voters came to polling station No. 一 一 at Vinh Ngươn border station at Núi Sam Ward in Châu Đốc City.
All the voters had their temperatures checked and their hands disinfected during procedures.
According to Major Cao Ngọc Khuê, a politician from Vĩnh Ngươn Border Guard Station, the station has 二 九 teams and checkpoints for COVID- 一 九 prevention and control near the border, with a total of 二 四 四 voters from three forces (border guards, police and the military).
“We have set up four polling stations, of which three mobile ballot boxes will be transported to checkpoints at the borders with Cambodia so that the pandemic prevention teams can exercise their right to vote while on duty at border areas,” he said.
According to An Giang Province’s Election Co妹妹ission, the province has 二00 teams and checkpoints for COVID- 一 九 prevention and control near the Cambodian border.
As many as 六 九. 二 million voters are eligible to go to 八 四, 七 六 七 polling stations across the country to elect deputies to the 一 五th NA and all-level People’s Councils for 二0 二 一- 二0 二 六 on Sunday.
The National Election Council, Election Co妹妹ittees and election units at all localities have been asked to ensure safety and security for the election.
The election will end at 七pm the same day.
The lists of elected deputies to the People’s Councils at all levels and the National Assembly are expected to be announced 一0 days and 二0 days after election day, respectively, according to the National Election Council. — VNS
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