Hanoi, March 15 -- Senior officials of the Party, State and Vietnam Fatherland Front joined voters in casting their ballots in Hanoi on March 15 to elect deputies to the 16th National Assembly (NA) and People's Councils at all levels for the 2026-2031 term.

At polling stations across the capital, prominent officials including Politburo member and President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee Bui Thi Minh Hoai, Secretary of the Party Central Committee and Deputy Prime Minister Pham Thi Thanh Tra, Politburo member and Minister of National Defence Gen. Phan Van Giang, Politburo member and Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung, and Politburo member and Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics Doan Minh Huan ...