Hanoi, March 24 -- A total of 87 self-nominated candidates have been elected deputies to the People's Councils at all levels, comprising two at the provincial level and 85 at the commune level, according to reports from 34 cities and provinces nationwide. Ta Thi Yen, Vice Chairwoman of the National Assembly's Committee for Deputy Affairs and Standing Deputy Chief of the National Election Council (NEC)'s Office, said 2,552 provincial-level People's Council deputies for the 2026-2031 tenure were elected. The overall structure of new deputies has improved. Female deputies number 758, accounting for 29.7%, 0.7% higher than the previous term. Young deputies, under 40 years old, totalled 184, or 7.21%. Ethnic minority deputies counted 413 (16.1...