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Elections in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam are held under a one-party political system led by the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV). Direct elections occurred at both the local and national levels to elect members of the People's Councils and the National Assembly, with all candidate nominations pre-approved by the CPV-led Vietnamese Fatherland Front. [1]
The provinces of Vietnam are subdivided into second-level administrative units, namely districts (Vietnamese: huyện), provincial cities (thành phố trực thuộc tỉnh), and district-level towns (thị xã).
The number of electoral divisions in each province and municipality depends on the population of that province and municipality. Normally an electoral unit within a province or municipality covers about 2 to 6 district-level subdivisions ( đơn vị hành chính cấp huyện ; which could be rural districts ( huyện ), urban districts ...
Various names have been applied and have shifted over time, though Vietnam War is the most commonly used title in English. It has been called the Second Indochina War since it spread to Laos and Cambodia, [63] the Vietnam Conflict, [64] [65] and Nam (colloquially 'Nam). In Vietnam it is commonly known as Kháng chiến chống Mỹ (lit.
For electoral purposes, each province or municipality is divided into electoral units (đơn vị bầu cử) which are further divided into voting zones (khu vực bỏ phiếu). The number of electoral divisions varies from election to election and depends on the population of that province or municipality.
Vietnam Reform Revolutionary Party (Việt Tân) (Việt Nam Canh Tân Cách Mạng Đảng) (outside Vietnam, prohibited in Vietnam) Vietnam Populist Party (ĐVD) (Đảng Vì Dân) (outside Vietnam, prohibited in Vietnam) Many members of these parties have been jailed in Vietnam under the charge of "attempt to overthrow the government".
Fourteen died in World War II, two in the Vietnam War and one in the War in Afghanistan. In World War II, Jack Lummus and Charlie Behan were posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor and the Navy Cross, respectively. All players listed below served in the United States military.
Creighton Abrams was an U.S. Army General who commanded American military operations in the Vietnam War from 1968 to 1972. Frederick C. Weyand was a U.S. Army General who was the last commander of American military operations in the Vietnam War from 1972 to 1973. Elmo Zumwalt was a U.S. admiral and commander of American naval forces in Vietnam.