2026 Vietnamese National Assembly Election
15 March 2026 · Self-nomination on a vetted field · 500 seats, 251 for a majority
Communist Party of Vietnam finished first with 482 of 500 seats. Turnout 99.7%. Lê Minh Hưng replaced Phạm Minh Chính.
Nearly 93% of the 864 candidates for 500 seats were Communist Party members and only 5 were self-nominated; an independent journalist was arrested and beaten by police after criticising the election's legitimacy online.
Prime Minister before
Phạm Minh Chính
Communist Party
Prime Minister after
Lê Minh Hưng
Communist Party
Largest force
Communist Party of Vietnam
482 of 500 seats
Turnout
99.7%
The result
| Share of the National Assembly | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Communist Party of Vietnam | — | 482 | -3 | — | — | — | |
| Independents | — | 18 | +4 | — | — | — |