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1997 Vietnamese legislative election
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| country | Vietnam |
| type | parliamentary |
| previous_election | 1992 Vietnamese legislative election |
| previous_year | 1992 |
| next_election | 2002 Vietnamese legislative election |
| next_year | 2002 |
| seats_for_election | All 450 seats in the National Assembly |
| majority_seats | 226 |
| election_date | 20 July 1997 |
| turnout | 99.59% |
| image1 | File:Do Muoi cropped.jpg |
| leader1 | Đỗ Mười |
| party1 | Communist Party of Vietnam |
| last_election1 | 364 |
| seats1 | 382 |
| seat_change1 | 18 |
| leader2 | – |
| image2 | Vietnam Fatherland Front placeholder.svg |
| party2 | Non-party and independent |
| last_election2 | 33 |
| seats2 | 66 |
| seat_change2 | 33 |
| title | Prime Minister |
| before_election | Võ Văn Kiệt |
| before_party | Communist Party of Vietnam |
| after_election | Phan Văn Khải |
| after_party | Communist Party of Vietnam |
| alliance1 | Fatherland Fr. |
| alliance2 | Fatherland Fr. |
Parliamentary elections were held in Vietnam on 20 July 1997. The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) was the only party to contest the election, although independent candidates were also allowed to run, but must be affiliated with the Vietnamese Fatherland Front (VFF), an umbrella organization that is also under the control of the CPV. Non-affiliated candidates were also allowed to run. The VFF won 447 of the 450 seats, of which the CPV won 382. Voter turnout was reported to be 99.6%.
Results
Aftermath
The first session of the new National Assembly met from September 18 to September 29, 1997. In this first session, Nông Đức Mạnh was elected Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam, Trần Đức Lương was elected President of Vietnam, and Phan Văn Khải was elected Prime Minister of Vietnam. Other positions of power were also filled during this session.
References
References
- [[Dieter Nohlen]], Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) ''Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II'', p331 {{ISBN. 0-19-924959-8
- Nohlen et al., p337
- (December 13, 2006). "Quốc hội khoá X (1997-2002)".
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