16th National Assembly of Vietnam
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| 16th National Assembly of Vietnam | |||
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 The National Assembly House in 2026, days after the general election | |||
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| Jurisdiction | Vietnam | ||
| Meeting place | National Assembly House, Hanoi | ||
| Term | 6 April 2026 – | ||
| Election | 2026 Vietnamese legislative election | ||
| Government | Government of Lê Minh Hưng | ||
| Website | quochoi | ||
| National Assembly | |||
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| Members | 500 - VFF (100%) CPV (482 - 96.4%) Independents (18 - 3.6%) | ||
| Chairman | Trần Thanh Mẫn | ||
| Permanent Vice Chairman | Đỗ Văn Chiến | ||
| Vice Chairman | Nguyễn Khắc Định Nguyễn Thị Thanh Nguyễn Doãn Anh Nguyễn Hồng Diên Nguyễn Thị Hồng | ||
| Secretary-General | Lê Quang Mạnh | ||
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The 16th National Assembly of Vietnam (Vietnamese: Quốc hội Việt Nam khóa XVI, lit. 'National Assembly of Vietnam XVI'; less formally the 16th National Assembly - Vietnamese: Quốc hội khóa XVI, lit. 'National Assembly XVI') is the parliamentary cycle that commenced in April 2026 following the legislative elections on 15 March 2026. The National Assembly had 500 members, formally confirmed at the press conference of the National Election Council on 21 March 2026.[1]
The 16th National Assembly first convened on 6 April 2026 to re-elect Trần Thanh Mẫn as its Chairman, Tô Lâm as President of Vietnam and Lê Minh Hưng as Prime Minister of Vietnam, principally constituting the Vietnamese administration until 2031.[2][3][4]
Legislative elections were held on 15 March 2026 to elect members of the National Assembly and deputies of provincial, district and communical councils. About 76,423,940 people went to vote in 34 provinces and municipalities throughout the country. There were 868 candidates contested with a maximum of 500 candidates elected.[5][1]
At the end 500 candidates were announced elected. The Communist party won 482 seats with the rest going to independent candidates.
