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Day of democracy in communist Vietnam in vote on party's Parliament
Election could test sincerity of ruling party's promises of inclusiveness
Published Sun, May 22, 2016 · 09:50 PM
Hanoi
VIETNAM showcased its five-yearly day of democracy on Sunday with an election for a Parliament tightly controlled by a Communist Party that is seeing unprecedented challenges to its four-decade political monopoly.
Some 69 million Vietnamese were registered to vote to choose representatives for a 500-seat National Assembly, with the ballot comprised overwhelmingly of candidates representing the secretive party or nominated by state institutions.
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