2007 Vietnamese legislative election

2007 Vietnamese parliamentary election
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493 seats to the National Assembly
247 seats needed for a majority
Turnout99,64%
  First party Second party
 
Leader Nông Đức Mạnh no one
Party Communist Party Independent
Leader since April 22, 2001 (2001-04-22)
Seats before 447 51
Seats after 450 43
Seat change Increase3 Decrease8
Party structure of the 12th National Assembly of Vietnam at the 1st Session after the 2007 election
Prime Minister before election

Nguyễn Tấn Dũng
Communist Party

Elected Prime Minister

Nguyễn Tấn Dũng
Communist Party

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Parliamentary election was held in Vietnam on 20 May 2007.[1]

Results[edit]

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Communist Party of Vietnam450+3
Non-party members42–9
Independents1New
Total493–5
Registered voters/turnout99.64
Source: IPU

Aftermath[edit]

Following the elections, in the first session of the new National Assembly, Nguyễn Phú Trọng was elected as Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam on 23 July 2007[2]. Incumbent president Nguyễn Minh Triết was re-elected by the new National Assembly on 24 July 2007 with 98.78% of the votes.[3] Prime Minister Nguyễn Tấn Dũng, who had held the position since the resignation of Phan Văn Khải in 2006[4], was re-elected to the position on 25 July 2007[5]. Other positions were also filled during this first session.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Vietnam to elect 500 legislators in May Xinhua, 23 February 2007
  2. ^ TTXVN (2024-06-17). "Quốc hội Việt Nam khóa XII". TTXVN. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  3. ^ Nguyen Minh Triet re-elected Vietnamese state president Archived 2012-10-08 at the Wayback Machine Xinhua, 34 July 2007
  4. ^ "Thủ tướng Phan Văn Khải chính thức xin từ nhiệm". Báo điện tử Dân Trí (in Vietnamese). 2006-06-17. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  5. ^ "Ông Nguyễn Tấn Dũng tái đắc cử Thủ tướng". Báo điện tử Dân Trí (in Vietnamese). 2007-07-25. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
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