Voter turnout hits over 93% in Vietnam's national election after 9 hours

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Voter turnout hits over 93% in Vietnam's national election after 9 hours

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Vietnam's 16th National Assembly election recorded a voter turnout of over 93% within just nine hours of polls opening on March 15. More than 71 million out of 76.6 million eligible voters cast their ballots for the 2026-2031 term.

A total of 71,392,498 out of 76,609,388 voters had cast their ballots for Vietnam's 16th National Assembly and People's Councils of the 2026-2031 term as of 4 p.m. on March 15, nine hours after the election began at 7 a.m., representing a turnout of 93.19%.

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