We’ve free & fair elections; you can choose any candidates from our ONE party.
FreeKony2016 on
This is literally how communist revolution works by design, as described by Marx. It’s a dictatorship of the proletariat. It’s how China works too.Â
This is to prevent the problem of capitalist democracies where major political parties are captured and controlled by the wealthy, for example in the US where the government only serves the interests of the ruling class
BenjaminHarrison88 on
It’s an interesting thing because in Vietnam the social responsibility to vote is taken very seriously and yet of course it’s completely meaningless. They are real elections in the sense that the candidates with the most votes win but all candidates are pre approved by the communist party and so basically it’s irrelevant to the direction of the nation who wins. The main question in Vietnam right now is whether the general secretary of the party (most powerful position) will be allowed to also become the president. Currently the president is a general so it’s a matter of whether the general secretary can appease the army enough that they don’t push back on losing the presidency too much. That is contingent on backroom dealing though, the people elected will go along with whatever the leadership decides. One good thing though to their credit is so far Vietnam has avoided being a completely one man system like China has become under Xi. There are still multiple powerbases within the Vietnamese communist party although increasingly the general secretary is also holding the presidency
Loose_Skill6641 on
military holds elections, says everyone voted for military, wow big surprise
tecdaz on
All candidates, including independents, must be vetted by the Vietnam Fatherland Front (MTTQVN), a party-controlled organization.Â
Thevgamers89 on
Lol my dad in Vietnam was livid that he had to go to the election booth. It’s a charade. A massive waste of time.
FriendlyGold1717 on
Not trying to defend Vietnam but look at the current shit show in America. How was American last election??
SD-2023 on
This comment section is filled by pple who only have a surface level, text book education of what communism and democracy are.
Stop regurgitating whatever your favorite news channel, be it Fox or CNN, is preaching.
Feeling-Parking-7866 on
Good Luck Viet Nam!Â
No_Chemistry_3921 on
Wellll sounds like some good ol ‘mercan democracy is in or- oh shit wait
Fun-Crow6284 on
It’s not 100% win rate.
It’s all legal!!
& Everyone voted!! Legally!
Nothing bad to see here !
No drama!!
DemocracyDefender on
Damn.  It’s like the 20 year campaign to bring freedom and democracy to Vietnam was a waste of 50000 American service membersÂ
CoyoteSea9028 on
They need to be like in America where all the candidates are vetted by the chamber of commerce (A single party organization)
thetacticalpanda on
It’s clear the Communist Party of Vietnam has complete control in the country.
GDP has grown from $8 Billion in 1990 to $475 Billion in 2024.
So when the USA isn’t enforcing crippling sanctions on a socialist nation like it does with Cuba, Communism does work.
Kelanen on
Ah, so similar to Singapore.
LeonardoLe on
Vietnamese here and this is my personal experience. There are three ballots to vote on: representatives in the National Assembly, representatives in the Ward (the lowest administrative level), and representatives in the Provincial Council-this is the main races. Candidates are allocated in the manner that people understand who to vote for. For example, there are 5 candidates to choose 3 from. 2 of them are overwhelmingly under qualified compared to the other 3.
On to the main point I want to make, why this year ballot on Provincial Councils are important? Last year, the biggest change in the last decade in administration happened. From the 3-level administrative structure to only 2 with lots of merging constituencies together (with criteria on sizes and population). That led to abundance in political players in regional races. In my constituency, all candidates are equally qualified and what comes down to the wire is how I know of them and their proactive-ness in politics. And yes, you have to participate in politics to know who is who.
bikbar1 on
They should allow a few small independent parties run by people who are also secret agents of the communist party. Those parties will also be “allowed” to win about 10% seats and perform their duties as badly as possible.
That would create a good fake image of real democracy.
Clear_Efficiency5765 on
Vote all you want. Whoever wins, their job is to just nodding to every great idea of Party.
19 Comments
Quelle surprise!
We’ve free & fair elections; you can choose any candidates from our ONE party.
This is literally how communist revolution works by design, as described by Marx. It’s a dictatorship of the proletariat. It’s how China works too.Â
This is to prevent the problem of capitalist democracies where major political parties are captured and controlled by the wealthy, for example in the US where the government only serves the interests of the ruling class
It’s an interesting thing because in Vietnam the social responsibility to vote is taken very seriously and yet of course it’s completely meaningless. They are real elections in the sense that the candidates with the most votes win but all candidates are pre approved by the communist party and so basically it’s irrelevant to the direction of the nation who wins. The main question in Vietnam right now is whether the general secretary of the party (most powerful position) will be allowed to also become the president. Currently the president is a general so it’s a matter of whether the general secretary can appease the army enough that they don’t push back on losing the presidency too much. That is contingent on backroom dealing though, the people elected will go along with whatever the leadership decides. One good thing though to their credit is so far Vietnam has avoided being a completely one man system like China has become under Xi. There are still multiple powerbases within the Vietnamese communist party although increasingly the general secretary is also holding the presidency
military holds elections, says everyone voted for military, wow big surprise
All candidates, including independents, must be vetted by the Vietnam Fatherland Front (MTTQVN), a party-controlled organization.Â
Lol my dad in Vietnam was livid that he had to go to the election booth. It’s a charade. A massive waste of time.
Not trying to defend Vietnam but look at the current shit show in America. How was American last election??
This comment section is filled by pple who only have a surface level, text book education of what communism and democracy are.
Stop regurgitating whatever your favorite news channel, be it Fox or CNN, is preaching.
Good Luck Viet Nam!Â
Wellll sounds like some good ol ‘mercan democracy is in or- oh shit wait
It’s not 100% win rate.
It’s all legal!!
& Everyone voted!! Legally!
Nothing bad to see here !
No drama!!
Damn.  It’s like the 20 year campaign to bring freedom and democracy to Vietnam was a waste of 50000 American service membersÂ
They need to be like in America where all the candidates are vetted by the chamber of commerce (A single party organization)
It’s clear the Communist Party of Vietnam has complete control in the country.
GDP has grown from $8 Billion in 1990 to $475 Billion in 2024.
So when the USA isn’t enforcing crippling sanctions on a socialist nation like it does with Cuba, Communism does work.
Ah, so similar to Singapore.
Vietnamese here and this is my personal experience. There are three ballots to vote on: representatives in the National Assembly, representatives in the Ward (the lowest administrative level), and representatives in the Provincial Council-this is the main races. Candidates are allocated in the manner that people understand who to vote for. For example, there are 5 candidates to choose 3 from. 2 of them are overwhelmingly under qualified compared to the other 3.
On to the main point I want to make, why this year ballot on Provincial Councils are important? Last year, the biggest change in the last decade in administration happened. From the 3-level administrative structure to only 2 with lots of merging constituencies together (with criteria on sizes and population). That led to abundance in political players in regional races. In my constituency, all candidates are equally qualified and what comes down to the wire is how I know of them and their proactive-ness in politics. And yes, you have to participate in politics to know who is who.
They should allow a few small independent parties run by people who are also secret agents of the communist party. Those parties will also be “allowed” to win about 10% seats and perform their duties as badly as possible.
That would create a good fake image of real democracy.
Vote all you want. Whoever wins, their job is to just nodding to every great idea of Party.