Political structure of Vietnam

In the year 1945 on 2nd September the Democratic Republic of Vietnam was born. This was the Southeast Asia’s first independent republic. The declaration of independence brought different changes in Vietnam.

In 1946, on 6th January the first general election was held in Vietnam. The incident took place to elect the National Assembly. In new Vietnam the National Assembly was the supreme organ of power. In the year 1946 more specifically in the month of November, the National Assembly took the first Constitution of the Republic. This Constitution of Vietnam clearly pointed out some points that Vietnam is an indivisible and monolithic bloc. It include that Vietnam is a democratic republic. The power belongs to the whole Vietnamese people irrespective of race, social class, property, gender, and religion.

In this Constitution article 4 stipulates the leading role of the Communist Party of Vietnam. In this Constitution guaranteed fundamental rights are there for all citizens of the country. The fundamental rights includes freedom of speech, assemble, press, association, the right to build homes, demonstration, religion, belief, and non-belief, the right to education and health care, equal rights between man and woman, the right and duty to labor and freedom to do business.

In 1975 30th April, South Vietnam achieved complete liberation. The second general elections were held to reunite the country and on July 2nd in the year 1976, Vietnam was again named as the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

The 450 members of National Assembly mainly elect a Chairman and also the members of its Standing Committee. The full body assembles at least twice in a year. The incident occurs at the convocation of its Standing Committee.

Afterwards the National Assembly elects the President of the State, the Chief Procurator of the Supreme People's Court, the Prime Minister and the Chief Procurator of the Supreme People’s Office of Supervision and Control.

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