Hanoi (VNA) – The standing board of the VietnamFatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee asked localities to hold electioncampaigns in accordance with requirements of COVID-19 prevention and control.

In a guideline issued on May 4, Vice Chairman of the VFFCentral Committee Ngo Sach Thuc urged standing boards of VFF chapters at alllevels to coordinate with election committees at the same level to decide thenumber and the form for meetings with voters based on the situation in theirrespective localities.  

Localities in normal state or under social distancingmeasures could hold conferences with voters either offline or online.

For localities under lockdown, local VFF committees shouldwork with Party Committees and election committees at their correspondinglevels to select the suitable methods to hold election campaigns, with prioritygiven to campaigning via the mass media.

In case candidates are infected with COVID-19 or underquarantine, the standing boards must reach consensus with election committeeson the way to organizing election campaigns, with priority given to campaigningvia the mass media.

Throughout afive-step process with three rounds of close, democratic, cautious, andnon-discriminatory consultations, the lists of candidates for the elections of deputiesto the 15th legislature and all-level People’s Councils for the2021-2026 tenure have been finalised.

Voters nationwide will cast their vote to choose500 out of 868 candidates for the 15th National Assembly on May 23./.