2002 Vietnamese legislative election

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All 498 seats in the National Assembly
250 seats needed for a majority
Turnout| 98.85%
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Leader  | Nông Đức Mạnh | –
Party  | Communist Party | Non-party members
Last election  | 384  | 63
Seats after  | 447  | 51
Seat change  |  63  |  12

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| Prime Minister before election

Phan Văn Khải
Communist Party

| Elected Prime Minister

Phan Văn Khải
Communist Party

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Parliamentary elections were held in Vietnam on 19 May 2002.[1] A total of 759 candidates, including 125 independents, contested the election. The Vietnamese Fatherland Front was the only organisation to nominate candidates, with 634 coming from the Communist Party of Vietnam and 125 being non-party members.[1] The Communist Party won 447 of the 498 seats. Voter turnout was reported to be over 99%.

## Results

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Party| Votes| %| Seats| +/–
| Communist Party of Vietnam| | 447| +63
| Non-party members| | 51| –12
Total| | 498| +48
Total votes| 49,211,275| –|
Registered voters/turnout| 49,783,769| 98.85|
Source: IPU

## Aftermath

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The first session of the new National Assembly met from July 19 to August 12, 2002.[2] Nguyễn Văn An, who had held the position of Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam since 2001, after Nông Đức Mạnh was dismissed from the same role after being elected to the higher post of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, was re-elected. Trần Đức Lương was re-elected as President,[3] and Phan Văn Khải was re-elected as Prime Minister.

## References

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1. ^ a b Vietnam: Elections held in 2002 Inter-Parliamentary Union
2. ^ "QUỐC HỘI KHOÁ XI (2002-2007)".
3. ^ VnExpress. "Ông Trần Đức Lương được bầu làm Chủ tịch nước". vnexpress.net (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2024-06-17.

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