The 15th National Assembly will conduct procedures to elect the State President and Prime Minister posts on July 26, during its ongoing first session.
15th National Assembly's first session (Photo: VNA)– The 15th National Assembly will conduct
procedures to elect the State President and Prime Minister posts on July 26,
during its ongoing first session.
In the morning, NA deputies are expected to discuss and vote
on the list of nominated candidates for the position of State President.
They will then cast secret ballots to elect the State
President, and approve a resolution on the election. The State President is expected to take
oaths after that, with the process to be broadcast live.
Lawmakers will spend time to exchange views on the approval
of the state budget balance in 2019, the practice of thrift and wastefulness
prevention in 2020.
The State President will submit lists of candidates for the election
of the Prime Minister, the Vice State President, the Chief Justice of the
Supreme People’s Court and the Chief Procurator of the Supreme People's
Procuracy.
The lists will be discussed in groups.
In the afternoon, the outcomes of the morning discussion on
the list of candidates for the position of Prime Minister will be reported to
the NA, followed by a vote on the list, and then the election of the Prime
Minister.
The new PM will take oaths in a live-broadcast ceremony.
The NA will then hear reports on the outcomes of group
discussion on lists of candidates for the election of the Vice State President,
the Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court and the Chief Procurator of the
Supreme People's Procuracy, and vote on the lists.
After the lists are approved, NA deputies will elect the
Vice State President, the Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court and the Chief
Procurator of the Supreme People's Procuracy via secret ballots.
Resolutions on the election of those positions will then be
adopted, followed by a ceremony for the Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s
Court to take oath.
After that, the Prime Minister will submit to the NA his
proposal on the structure and number of Government members, and the Chief Justice
of the Supreme People’s Court will submit his proposal on the appointment of
judges in the Supreme People’s Court.
Relevant NA committees will deliver verification reports on
the proposals.
At the end of the afternoon session, NA deputies will discuss
in groups the structure and number of Government members, as well as the
appointment of judges of the Supreme People’s Court./.