Chairwoman of the Hanoi People's Council Phung Thi Hong Ha introduced as a candidate for the 16th National Assembly during 2026–2031 term.
On January 16, the Office of the National Assembly Delegation and the Hanoi People's Council held a voter conference to introduce candidates for the 16th National Assembly during 2026–2031 term.
Attendees included Hanoi Party Vice Secretary and Chairwoman of the Hanoi People's Council Phung Thi Hong Ha, Standing Vice Chairman of the Hanoi People's Council Tran The Cuong and Vice Chairpersons Pham Qui Tien and Pham Thi Thanh Mai.
According to the Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front of Hanoi, the city introduced one female candidate from the Hanoi People's Council leadership to run for the 16th National Assembly.
Based on this framework, conference participants discussed and reached a strong consensus on the allocated number, structure and composition, proposing Phung Thi Hong Ha as a candidate for the 16th National Assembly for the 2026–2031 term.
The conference reviewed legal standards for National Assembly deputies, cases ineligible to run under the Law on Organization of the National Assembly and Phung Thi Hong Ha's biography.
Speaking at the conference, Ha said she deeply understands that the nomination represents both an honor and a major responsibility to the Party, the State, the city and voters in Hanoi and nationwide.
She pledged to continue conveying voters' voices, aspirations and concerns to the National Assembly as a representative of the people.
If elected, Ha said she will uphold a strong sense of responsibility, contribute high-quality opinions to National Assembly activities, participate in drafting laws, resolutions and major city policies and engage in supreme oversight of laws, resolutions and issues of public concern.
Overview of the event.
She affirmed her focus on leading institutional improvements for the capital and advancing amendments to the Capital Law to realize Hanoi's 100-year master plan, with priority on resolving pressing bottlenecks affecting residents.
At the conference, voters from the Office of the National Assembly Delegation and the Hanoi People's Council expressed strong consensus on the proposed candidate list, Phung Thi Hong Ha's biography and related statements.
The vote results showed 100% of attending voters agreed to nominate her as a candidate for the 16th National Assembly for the 2026–2031 term.
Earlier, the office had also held a voter conference to introduce Phung Thi Hong Ha as a candidate for the Hanoi People's Council for the 2026–2031 term.
That conference also introduced officials and civil servants from the office as candidates for the 16th National Assembly and the Hanoi People's Council for the 2026–2031 term.
Accordingly, the office nominated four candidates for the 16th National Assembly and 18 candidates for the Hanoi People's Council for the 2026–2031 term.
All voters who were officials, civil servants and employees of the office expressed unanimous support for the nominated candidates.