Council rejects National Assembly postThe National Election Council (NEC) convened its seventh session - its last plenary meeting - in Hanoi yesterday under the chair of National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, head of the council. National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan addresses the seventh session of the National Election Council yesterday morning. As a result, the 14th National Assembly has 495 eligible deputies whose term is from 2016 to 2021. The NEC rejected the election of Trinh Xuan Thanh, former vice-chairman of the southern Hau Giang Province, as a National Assembly (NA) deputy for several wrongdoings. Addressing the event, Ngan said the Council Office had made the draft report on the election results based on reports from relevant bodies.

Source: VietNamNet News July 16, 2016 03:33 UTC