The voyage to bring faith to remote islands
In Khanh Hoa province, the atmosphere of preparation for election day is not only bustling in the central wards of Nha Trang city but also spreading to the submerged and floating islands of Truong Sa island district.
Mr. Ta Hong Quang - Secretary of the Party Committee of Nha Trang ward - said that the locality currently has about 110,000 eligible voters. The ward has developed a detailed plan to organize voter contacts, creating conditions for candidates to campaign for civilized and lawful elections.
However, preparation work also faces many challenges. In Nam Nha Trang ward, Mr. Nguyen Van Minh - Chairman of the Ward People's Committee - shared about the obstacles in reviewing voter lists due to unsynchronized data, as well as the lack of common living locations in some residential groups to arrange polling stations.
Inspecting the reality here, Secretary of the Khanh Hoa Provincial Party Committee Nghiem Xuan Thanh especially noted: "At the polling stations, it is necessary to show solemnity, prepare full flags and flowers like a national festival so that people can clearly feel that this is their sacred right and responsibility". He requested units to put themselves in the position of voters to arrange the list of candidates most scientifically and easily observed.
In the Truong Sa special zone, Brigade 146 and Naval Region 4 carried out a 2-day 2-night sea voyage to bring ballot boxes from the mainland to the islands. Ms. Nguyen Thi Lo - a resident of Song Tu Tay island - emotionally shared: "I have prepared traditional ao dai and red flags with yellow stars to solemnly exercise the right to vote". This careful preparation affirms that sovereignty and citizens' rights are not separate between the mainland and the sea and islands.
Ensuring structure, preparing for early elections
In Ca Mau province, election work is implemented with strict procedures and optimal deputy structure.
According to the Department of Home Affairs of Ca Mau province, the list of candidates was approved with very high professional qualifications: National Assembly deputies elected 13 deputies at 5 electoral units (from 23 candidates). Notably, 100% of candidates have university and postgraduate degrees; the proportion of women reached 34.78%; ethnic minorities reached 21.74%.
Provincial People's Council delegates elected 73 delegates (from 127 candidates). The proportion of women reached an impressive level of 45.67%. Commune-level People's Council delegates elected 1,469 delegates from 2,482 candidates.
Due to geographical characteristics, Ca Mau province will organize early elections at Hon Khoai and Hon Chuoi island clusters. The time will be from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM on March 13, 2026. The official election day throughout the province will take place on March 15, 2026.
Chairman of Ca Mau Provincial People's Committee Lu Quang Ngoi drastically directed: "Subcommittees serving the election must closely follow their tasks, not be passive or surprised; thoroughly resolve complaints and denunciations and strengthen the prevention of voting for others". In Hung Hoi commune - where there are many Khmer people, people's trust is clearly shown through the fact that candidates achieved a 100% approval rating at 12 voter conferences.
Public transparency, raising responsibility
In Vinh Long, the focus of this period is to publicly list candidates for people to study and choose.
The Provincial Election Commission has announced the list of 30 candidates for the 16th National Assembly (to elect 18 deputies) and 139 candidates for the Provincial People's Council (to elect 85 deputies). This list is posted at the People's Committee headquarters and community activity points for voters to easily learn about biographies and action programs.
Voter Nguyen Van Long (Long Ho commune) expressed his expectation: "We want to select truly typical delegates who are dedicated and responsible to the people. Each ballot must be carefully considered, because that is the trust placed for common development.
Meanwhile, voter Tran Quoc Thai (Long Chau Ward) affirmed that public posting is not only an administrative procedure but also a respect for the people's right to mastery. He believes that delegates who are "close to the people, understand the people" will help policies on transport infrastructure and agriculture become closer to reality.
Synchronous preparation of facilities, transparency in candidate dossiers and consensus of voters are guarantees for the success of the election of National Assembly deputies of the 16th term and People's Council deputies at all levels for the 2026 - 2031 term. This is truly a festival for each citizen to continue writing a new chapter for the sustainable development of the nation.
The first votes of voters going to the 16th National Assembly election at the forefront
On the morning of March 1st, the sea route of the Early Election Team of Naval Region 2, after 3 days of departure, arrived at Ba Ke Cluster to organize early voting for voters on Hai An 68 ship and DK1/9 rig.
After arriving at Ba Ke shoal, Task Force No. 01, of the Early Election Team led by Colonel Le Hong Quang, Deputy Head of the Political Department of Naval Region 2, Head of the Election Team, organized a Memorial Ceremony for Heroic Martyrs who sacrificed on the southern continental shelf of the Fatherland.
After the memorial ceremony, the boat team of Truong Sa 04 ship mobilized to welcome the crew members on Hai An 68 ship through the ship so that voters could exercise their rights and civic obligations in the election work.
Sharing his feelings about being elected at sea for the first time, Mr. Vo Ta Thanh, a crew member of Hai An 68 ship, said that his ship has been working at sea for more than 1 month and is expected not to be present on the mainland on election day, so the ship contacted Truong Sa 04 ship to be elected early at sea: "Being elected early on the Navy ship, we are very excited, stepping onto the ship, the decorated space, along with songs about the election are no different from the mainland, we have carefully studied the candidates and have our own choices".
After the early election on the ship, the early election team of Naval Region 2 quickly prepared all materials and equipment, along with mobile boats to go to DK1/9 oil rig to organize early elections for voters on duty at DK1/9 oil rig. Makets, banners, slogans, signs, boards, voter lists, lists of candidates, biographies and action programs of candidates and especially ballot boxes were fully deployed by the Election Team, not lacking anything compared to the mainland.
Colonel Le Hong Quang, Deputy Head of the Political Department of Naval Region 2, Head of the Election Team, thoroughly grasped and specifically guided the regulations and rules of election work. Voters carefully studied the candidates for the 16th National Assembly and representatives of the People's Council of Ho Chi Minh City, term 2026 - 2031 and conducted voting according to the correct order and regulations.
Previously, on the sea voyage to Ba Ke Cluster, on February 27, the Election Team conducted elections for voters of 4 ships of Naval Flotilla 128, Naval Flotilla 129 of the Navy Service who were on duty in the Bach Ho mine area. Van Dung
