[1] Elections serve the purposes of information acquisition and cooptation rather than popularity contest but still remain of significance to the political life and legitimacy of the Vietnamese party-state.
[4][5][6][needs update] In March 2023, the National Assembly elected Võ Văn Thưởng as the country's president, which is a mostly ceremonial role.
[7][needs update] The deputies of the National Assembly are elected using a block voting system from multi-member electoral units.
[10] The nomination process is controlled by the Vietnam Fatherland Front, who holds consultative conferences to narrow down a field of candidates for election.
[10] The people's Council (Hội đồng Nhân dân) is the local legislature of provinces and municipalities of Vietnam.