The Ministry of Home Affairs has just issued a document guiding the resolution of some difficulties and problems in implementing the 2-level local government organization model for the Department of Home Affairs of Dak Lak province.
The Ministry of Home Affairs stated that the Law on Organization of Local Government has stipulated the authority to establish, reorganize, dissolve, rename, and rename villages and residential groups of commune-level People's Councils.
At the same time, to implement the organization and operation of villages and residential groups in the context of arranging administrative units and implementing the 2-level local government model, the Ministry of Home Affairs issued Instruction Document No. 4168/BNV-CQDP dated June 23, 2025.
In which, it guides the determination of the type of community organization for residents at the commune-level administrative unit (new), the conversion of villages into residential groups or residential groups into villages and the renaming of villages and residential groups due to the same name.
Currently, the Ministry of Home Affairs is drafting a decree on the organization and operation of villages and residential groups and a number of regimes and policies for part-time workers to submit to the Government for consideration and decision.
Contents related to the process of electing village heads and heads of residential groups, according to the Ministry of Home Affairs, are stipulated in the Law on Grassroots Democracy and Decree 59/2023 of the Government detailing a number of articles of the Law on Grassroots Democracy.
The Ministry of Home Affairs emphasized that these regulations are in effect and are still suitable when implementing the 2-level local government model.
In particular, Article 6 of Decree 59/2023 clearly states the preparation work for the election of Village Heads and Heads of Residential Groups:
Accordingly, the Chairman of the People's Committee at the commune level is responsible for:
Issue a decision to organize the election of village heads and heads of residential groups; preside over and coordinate with the Standing Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee at the commune level to develop a plan, provide professional guidance and organize the implementation of the plan no later than 20 days before the date of the community meeting to elect village heads and heads of residential groups.
issue a decision to establish an Election Team no later than 10 days before the date of holding a community meeting to elect village heads and heads of residential groups after reaching an agreement with the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee at the commune level.
The election team includes: Representatives of the Front Working Committee in villages and residential groups as the Team Leader; members are representatives of mass organizations, politics - society and representatives of households in villages and residential groups (not candidates for village heads or residential group leaders).
The decisions must be notified to the people in the village or residential group, posted at the cultural house or community activity house of the village or residential group and notified on the radio system or in other forms suitable to the local conditions no later than 7 days before the election date.
The Head of the Front Working Committee in villages and residential groups organizes a meeting of the Front Working Committee in villages and residential groups to plan the list of candidates for village heads and residential group heads; reports to the Party Committee of the village and residential group to unify the nomination of at least 1 person as a candidate for village heads and residential group heads; organizes a meeting of the Front Working Committee in villages and residential groups after receiving opinions from the Party Committee of the village and residential group to decide on the official list of candidates (at least 1 person).
The meeting content must be recorded in form No. 05 attached to this Decree and sent to the People's Committee at the commune level no later than 15 days before the meeting of the community.
