499 deputies elected for new tenure of Vietnamese parliament


Chairman of the National Assembly Vuong Dình Hue chairing the National Election Council's seventh meetingin Hanoi on Thursday (June 10, 2021). - Vietnam News/ANN

HANOI, June 11 (Xinhua): A total of 499 out of 866 candidates have been elected to the 15th National Assembly (NA) of Vietnam, the country's top legislative body, for the 2021-2026 tenure, the country's National Election Council announced at a press conference Thursday evening (June 10)

Among the elected deputies, 194 were nominated by central agencies, 301 were introduced by local authorities and four were self-nominated candidates, local media VnExpress reported.

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