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Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – President Ho Chi Minh’s thought, morality, and lifestyle are precious spiritual assets of the Vietnamese Party and people, illuminating the revolutionary cause, leading to the victory of the Vietnamese revolution.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong made the remarks at the national teleconference reviewing the five-year implementation of the 12-tenure Politburo’s Directive 05-CT-TW on enhancing the studying and following of President Ho Chi Minh ‘s thought , morality and lifestyle on June 12.

Learning and following the late leader’s thought, morality and lifestyle is a necessary, regular and indispensable task for the entire Party and people, particularly Party organisations, State agencies and officials and Party members.

An overview of the teleconference in Hanoi (Photo: VNA)

On behalf of the Party Central Committee, the Party chief welcomed and praised collectives and individuals that stand out in performing this task.

The nation’s revolutionary cause is still facing many difficulties and challenges, he noted, given rapid, complex and unpredictable developments of the national and global situations.

He stressed the importance of continue learning and following the President’s ideology, morality and style, and highlighted the need for officials and Party members to set themselves as good examples for others.

The leader showed his hope that this task will continue to be enhanced in a more substantive and effective manner so as to contribute to the implementation of the 13th National Party Congress’s Resolution as well as the nation building, safeguarding and renewal cause.

The national teleconference also saw the presence of Politburo members: State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue, and permanent member of the Party Central Committee’s Scretariat Vo Van Thuong./.

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The conference, which was held virtually, connects the NEC with the Election Committees in 63 centrally-run cities and province.

Addressing the event, Hue said that this is the second national conference that the NEC has held to direct activities related to the elections of deputies to the 15th National Assembly and People’s Councils at all levels in the 2021-2026 tenure.

So far, preparations for the elections have completed, making the nation ready for the elections that will take place on May 23, he noted.

According to NA General Secretary and Chairman of the NA Office Bui Van Cuong, the preparations for the elections have been implemented comprehensively in line with the process stated in the Law on Election of Deputies to the National Assembly and People’s Councils.

Cuong, who is also head of the NEC Office, said that at the request of 15 provinces, the NEC has issued a document allowing many polling areas in these localities to conduct early voting.

So far, some areas of Ba Ria – Vung Tau, Khanh Hoa and Quang Nam has organized early election.

Source: VNA

China’s Xinhua News Agency reported that over 69 million voters across Vietnam cast their votes on May 23 to elect 500 NA deputies from 866 candidates, and 3,726 deputies to provincial-level People’s Councils, 22,952 deputies to district-level People’s Councils and 242,312 deputies to commune-level People’s Councils.

Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, authorities have asked voters to strictly follow COVID-19 prevention and control measures, including wearing masks and maintaining social distancing at polling stations, said the article.

All voters’ entry time should be recorded to be used for contact-tracing if a positive case or a suspected case of COVID-19 is detected, it quoted the Vietnamese Ministry of Health. Special ballot boxes were brought to hospitals, quarantine facilities and lockdown areas for COVID-19 to ensure people’s voting rights.

The UK’s Reuters quoted Vietnamese NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue as saying that organisers have taken measures aimed at ensuring the elections take place in a safe environment.

“I hope all voters, knowing their role as the owners of the country, will join the vote to select the most trusted and worthy candidates to represent their voices,” Hue said ahead of the elections.

Meanwhile, Australia’s website canberratimes.com.au highlighted voters’ awareness of pandemic prevention and control when all wore face masks while going to polling stations.

“In Hanoi’s Long Bien district, about 30 voters were seen queuing by a voting booth waiting for their turn, all wearing masks. Before queuing, the voters had their temperature taken at a nearby table where free masks and hand sanitiser were offered, with a loudspeaker broadcasting advice to keep a safe distance,” the article wrote.

In its article on the elections, halonoviny.cz newspaper of the Czech Republic said that the new parliament is expected to work with the Party and Government to outline and implement domestic and foreign policies to realise the targets set out by the 13th National Party Congress, especially turning Vietnam into a developed country by the mid-21st century.

Meanwhile Dr. Gerhard Will, a German expert on the East Sea at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik; SWP), stated that the Vietnamese National Assembly has made great contributions to the country’s achievements, particularly in the fight against the pandemic.

Sharing the same view, veteran journalist Detlef-Diethard Pries of Neues Deutschland newspaper stated that the legislative body’s efforts in improving the lives of the people, including ethnic minorities, are also commendable.

They expressed their hopes that the parliaments of Vietnam and Germany will strengthen cooperation in the time to come to facilitate the two countries’ relations.

Source: VNA

Like many other nights, Quang cursed his wife and children when Hue, his wife, asked for money to buy food.