Politburo member and National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man has just signed and issued Resolution No. 203/2025/QH15 amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
According to the Resolution, the operation of district-level administrative units nationwide will end from July 1, 2025.
Vietnam's administrative units are organized into two levels, including provinces and centrally run cities and administrative units under provinces and centrally run cities due to the law.
A special administrative - economic unit established by the National Assembly. The establishment, dissolvement, merger, division, and adjustment of administrative unit boundaries must collect the opinions of local people and follow the procedures prescribed by the National Assembly.
When perfecting the organizational apparatus of agencies after implementing the arrangement of administrative units and ending the operation of district-level administrative units in 2025, the positions of Chairman, Vice Chairman of the People's Council (HDND), Heads of the People's Council Committees, Chairmen, Vice Chairmen, and members of the People's Committee (UBND) at the administrative unit formed after the arrangement will not be elected.
Do not elect Heads of Delegations or Deputy Heads of National Assembly Delegations of provinces and centrally-run cities formed after the reorganization.
Based on the announcement of the competent Party Committee for personnel management, the National Assembly Standing Committee appoints the Chairman, Vice Chairman of the People's Council, Heads of the People's Council Committees, Heads of Delegations, and Deputy Heads of National Assembly Delegations in provinces and centrally-run cities formed after the reorganization.
The Prime Minister appoints Chairmen and Vice Chairmen of People's Committees in provinces and centrally run cities formed after the reorganization.
The Standing Committee of the People's Council of the province or centrally-run city appoints members of the People's Committee at the same level and appoints Chairman, Vice Chairman of the People's Council, Heads of the People's Council Committees, Chairman, Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of the lower-level administrative unit formed after the arrangement.
The Standing Committee of the People's Council in administrative units under provinces and centrally run cities formed after the arrangement of appointing members of the People's Committee at the same level.
In special cases, it is allowed to appoint personnel who are not People's Council delegates to hold the positions of Chairman, Vice Chairman, Head of People's Council Committees in administrative units formed after the arrangement or as People's Council delegates to form temporary People's Councils in wards implementing the urban government model without organizing People's Councils.
It is expected that at 5:00 p.m. on June 16, the Office of the President will hold a press conference to announce the President's Order to promptly widely disseminate information to a large number of voters and people nationwide.
