Vietnam’s general election in May 2021, with the surprise factor of Luong The Huy’s independent candidacy, revealed a political landscape of three major players, namely the...
The Vietnam Briefing, which is released every Monday morning Vietnam time, is a look at Vietnam’s political developments of the past week. The 2021 National Assembly...
“The dream for authoritarian regimes is to reap the fruits of electoral legitimacy without running the risks of democratic uncertainty.” Andreas Schedler, professor of political science. Despite...
As election day approaches for seats in the Vietnamese National Assembly, it is important to take a step back and reflect on the significance of this...
Vietnam has been consistently categorized as “not free” and “authoritarian” by many organizations, such as Freedom House and The Economist. The Economist went so far as...
Why are so few paying attention to this country’s grand affairs, such as our upcoming general election on May 23, 2021? Maybe the op-ed article written...
The Vietnam Briefing, which is released every Monday morning Vietnam time, is a look at Vietnam’s political developments of the past week. That’s it. The election...
This article was written in Vietnamese by Hong Anh and previously published in the Luat Khoa Magazine on February 26, 2021. The translation carries some revisions...
This article was written in Vietnamese by Y Chan and previously published in the Luat Khoa Magazine on February 2, 2021. The 13th Party Congress ended...
We release the Vietnam Briefing every Monday morning, Vietnam time. The Vietnamese Communist Party is finalizing the list of eligible candidates for the upcoming general election...