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VOV.VN - Eighty years ago, on January 6, 1946, Vietnam held the first nationwide General Election to elect the National Assembly. The elelection marked a historic milestone in the establishment of a democratic system and legally affirmed the Vietnamese people’s right to mastery.

Eighty years ago, on January 6, 1946, Vietnamese people cast their ballots for the first time as citizens of an independent nation. Photo: Working people in the capital vote on the day of the first General Election. (Source: Quochoi.vn)

Vietnam’s first General Election in 1946 is conducted under the most progressive democratic principles of the time: universal, equal, direct and secret suffrage. Photo: A polling station on the day of the General Election on January 6, 1946. (Source: VNA archives)

Voters in the capital review the list and biographies of National Assembly candidates. (Source: VNA archives)

Vietnam’s first General Election in 1946 is successfully held nationwide, electing 333 National Assembly deputies from among thousands of candidates and nominees. Of these, 152 are from the North, 108 from the Central region and 73 from the South. Photo: President Ho Chi Minh poses for a photograph with deputies of the first National Assembly. (Source: Quochoi.vn)

The opening session of the first meeting of the National Assembly of Vietnam, on March 2, 1946. (Source: VNA archives)

Beyond photographs, historical materials, particularly newspapers, convey the atmosphere of Vietnam’s first General Election. Photo: the newspaper Quoc hoi – Nhat bao chi ra, published during the first General Election, on display at the National Library of Vietnam.

Lists of candidates standing for election to the first National Assembly in localities are on display at the National Library of Vietnam.

Historical materials and works on the 1946 General Election are presented by the National Library of Vietnam on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the first General Election to elect Vietnam’s National Assembly.

Eighty years ago, simple ballot boxes like these were used by the Vietnamese people to successfully carry out the General Election, despite efforts by hostile forces to undermine it. Photo: A ballot box from the first National Assembly election on display at the Exhibition marking 80 years of national achievements.

The document cover used by President Ho Chi Minh for his address at the hall of the first National Assembly is displayed as part of the Exhibition marking 80 years of national achievements.

One of the historic milestones of the first National Assembly was the adoption of the 1946 Constitution, Vietnam’s first constitution. Photo: The 1946 Constitution on display at the Exhibition marking 80 years of national achievements.

State, NA leaders visit exhibition on popularising first general election

State President Luong Cuong, National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man, and other Party and State leaders as well as NA deputies on October 23 visited an exhibition featuring the “Nhat bao Quoc hoi (National Assembly Daily) with the first general election (in 1946).

Historical documents on Vietnam’s first General Election 80 years ago

VOV.VN - Eighty years ago, on January 6, 1946, Vietnam held the first nationwide General Election to elect the National Assembly. The elelection marked a historic milestone in the establishment of a democratic system and legally affirmed the Vietnamese people’s right to mastery.

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