2007 Vietnamese legislative election
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Parliamentary elections were held in Vietnam on 20 May 2007.[1]
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20 May 2007
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All 493 seats in the National Assembly 247 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 99.64% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Communist Party of Vietnam | 450 | +3 | |||
| Non-party members | 42 | –9 | |||
| Independents | 1 | New | |||
| Total | 493 | –5 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 99.64 | ||||
| Source: IPU | |||||
Aftermath
Following the elections, in the first session of the new National Assembly, Nguyễn Phú Trọng was elected as Chairman on 23 July 2007.[2] Incumbent president Nguyễn Minh Triết was re-elected by the new National Assembly on 24 July 2007 with 98.78% of the vote.[3] Prime Minister Nguyễn Tấn Dũng, who had held the position since the resignation of Phan Văn Khải in 2006,[4] was re-elected to the position on 25 July 2007.[5] Other positions were also filled during this first session.
