Vietnam

East Asia & Pacific · Capital: Hanoi

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Upcoming elections

No upcoming national election is on record for Vietnam.

How Vietnam is governed

System of government: Unitary socialist republic with a National Assembly-centered system of government
vbpl.moj.gov.vn Official source
The term of each legislature is five years
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
en.vietnamplus.vn News report
The National Election Council shall organize the election of deputies to the National Assembly
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Head of state: President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
vbpl.moj.gov.vn Official source
The term of each legislature is five years
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
en.vietnamplus.vn News report
The National Election Council shall organize the election of deputies to the National Assembly
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Head of government: Prime Minister
vbpl.moj.gov.vn Official source
The term of each legislature is five years
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
en.vietnamplus.vn News report
The National Election Council shall organize the election of deputies to the National Assembly
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Voting age: 18
vbpl.moj.gov.vn Official source
The term of each legislature is five years
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
en.vietnamplus.vn News report
The National Election Council shall organize the election of deputies to the National Assembly
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Compulsory voting: No
vbpl.moj.gov.vn Official source
The term of each legislature is five years
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
en.vietnamplus.vn News report
The National Election Council shall organize the election of deputies to the National Assembly
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Electoral authority: National Election Council of Vietnam
vbpl.moj.gov.vn Official source
The term of each legislature is five years
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
en.vietnamplus.vn News report
The National Election Council shall organize the election of deputies to the National Assembly
Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Legislature
vbpl.moj.gov.vn Official source
The term of each legislature is five years
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
en.vietnamplus.vn News report
The National Election Council shall organize the election of deputies to the National Assembly
Recorded 8 Oct 2026

National Assembly of Vietnam 500 seats · 5-year term · Direct election under universal, equal, direct and secret suffrage; the National Assembly elects the President and Prime Minister from among eligible nominees.

Voters directly elect National Assembly deputies. The National Assembly then elects the President from among its deputies and elects the Prime Minister on the President's recommendation; the National Election Council organizes National Assembly elections and directs and guides People's Council elections.

vbpl.moj.gov.vn Official source

The term of each legislature is five years

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

en.vietnamplus.vn News report

The National Election Council shall organize the election of deputies to the National Assembly

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Elected offices

President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam head of state · 1 seats · 5-year term · Indirectly elected by the National Assembly from among its deputies.

Past elections

Newest first. Results are as the sources published them.

Parliamentary election
2026 Vietnamese legislative election
15 March 20267 months ago500 seats in the National Assembly of Vietnam
Held Final results
Wikidata Q106959840: 2026 Vietnamese legislative election Wikidata
2026 Vietnamese legislative election - point in time 2026-03-15
Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC0-1.0
Presidential election
October 2024 Vietnamese presidential election
21 October 202424 months agoPresident of Vietnam
Indirect election: chosen by National Assembly of Vietnam, not by a public vote.
HeldIndirect Final results
Wikidata Q130974521: October 2024 Vietnamese presidential election Wikidata
October 2024 Vietnamese presidential election - point in time 2024-10-21
Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC0-1.0
Presidential election
2023 Vietnamese presidential election
2 March 20234 years ago
Held
Wikidata Q116972894: 2023 Vietnamese presidential election Wikidata
2023 Vietnamese presidential election - point in time 2023-03-02
Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC0-1.0
Parliamentary election
2021 Vietnamese legislative election
23 May 20215 years ago
Held
Wikidata Q55718923: 2021 Vietnamese legislative election Wikidata
2021 Vietnamese legislative election - point in time 2021-05-23
Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC0-1.0
Parliamentary election
2016 Vietnamese legislative election
22 May 201610 years ago
Held
Wikidata Q22924008: 2016 Vietnamese legislative election Wikidata
2016 Vietnamese legislative election - point in time 2016-05-22
Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC0-1.0

Results

The latest elections with a result table. Provisional figures can change until the count is certified.

2026 Vietnamese legislative election

15 March 2026 Final resultsTurnout 99.7%

Seats won: all 2 lines, as in the table

Results of 2026 Vietnamese legislative election
Party or candidate	Seats	Source
Communist Party of Vietnam Elected	482	en.baochinhphu.vn News report The National Election Council (NEC) ... adopted a resolution announcing the official results of the election of deputies to the 16th National Assembly Recorded 8 Oct 2026 www2.en.baochinhphu.vn News report Tổng số cử tri của cả nước là: 76.436.561; số cử tri đã tham gia bỏ phiếu là: 76.188.970 (đạt tỉ lệ 99,68%). Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Non-party candidates Elected	18	en.baochinhphu.vn News report The National Election Council (NEC) ... adopted a resolution announcing the official results of the election of deputies to the 16th National Assembly Recorded 8 Oct 2026 www2.en.baochinhphu.vn News report Tổng số cử tri của cả nước là: 76.436.561; số cử tri đã tham gia bỏ phiếu là: 76.188.970 (đạt tỉ lệ 99,68%). Recorded 8 Oct 2026

October 2024 Vietnamese presidential election · 21 October 2024

Final results

Results of October 2024 Vietnamese presidential election
Party or candidate	Votes	Share	Source
Luong Cuong (Communist Party of Vietnam) Elected	440	100%	en.baochinhphu.vn News report Law-makers on Monday unanimously elected Luong Cuong ... as new President of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam Recorded 8 Oct 2026 quochoi.vn News report với 440/440 đại biểu Quốc hội tham gia biểu quyết tán thành Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Open October 2024 Vietnamese presidential election

Vietnam in numbers

From the World Bank, each with the year it is from.

Sources

Every fact above links to the page it came from. Last checked 8 October 2026 (UTC).

vbpl.moj.gov.vnOfficial source
Wikidata Q22924008: 2016 Vietnamese legislative electionWikidata wikidata.org · Licence: CC0-1.0
Wikidata Q55718923: 2021 Vietnamese legislative electionWikidata wikidata.org · Licence: CC0-1.0
Wikidata Q116972894: 2023 Vietnamese presidential electionWikidata wikidata.org · Licence: CC0-1.0
Wikidata Q130974521: October 2024 Vietnamese presidential electionWikidata wikidata.org · Licence: CC0-1.0
Wikidata Q106959840: 2026 Vietnamese legislative electionWikidata wikidata.org · Licence: CC0-1.0
data.ipu.orgNews report
en.baochinhphu.vnNews report
en.baochinhphu.vnNews report
en.vietnamplus.vnNews report
quochoi.vnNews report
vanban.chinhphu.vnNews report
vbpl.vnNews report
www2.en.baochinhphu.vnNews report

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🇻🇳 Vietnam

Upcoming elections

How Vietnam is governed

Legislaturevbpl.moj.gov.vn Official sourceThe term of each legislature is five yearsRecorded 8 Oct 2026en.vietnamplus.vn News reportThe National Election Council shall organize the election of deputies to the National AssemblyRecorded 8 Oct 2026

Elected offices

Past elections

2026 Vietnamese legislative election

October 2024 Vietnamese presidential election

2023 Vietnamese presidential election

2021 Vietnamese legislative election

2016 Vietnamese legislative election

Results

2026 Vietnamese legislative election

Vietnam in numbers

Sources

Vietnam

Legislature
vbpl.moj.gov.vn Official source
The term of each legislature is five years
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
en.vietnamplus.vn News report
The National Election Council shall organize the election of deputies to the National Assembly
Recorded 8 Oct 2026