People’s Councils in Vietnam

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People’s Councils in Vietnam are elected local representative bodies at various administrative levels that exercise state power and oversee local governance on behalf of the people.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
People’s Councils in Vietnam canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf local representative body ⓘ
aim promote socio-economic development in locality ⓘ
protect lawful rights and interests of local people ⓘ
areAccountableTo higher-level state organs as prescribed by law ⓘ
local electorate ⓘ
areChairedBy Chairperson of People’s Council ⓘ
areDefinedIn Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam ⓘ
Law on Organization of Local Government of Vietnam ⓘ
areElectedBy local voters ⓘ
areOrganizedAccordingTo principle of democratic centralism ⓘ
arePartOf system of local government in Vietnam ⓘ
areSubordinateTo National Assembly of Vietnam in overall state structure ⓘ
country Vietnam ⓘ
linked to: Viet Nam
deputiesAreElectedBy direct suffrage ⓘ
secret ballot ⓘ
universal suffrage ⓘ
deputiesHaveDuty collect and reflect voters’ opinions and petitions ⓘ
maintain close contact with voters ⓘ
report to voters on performance of People’s Council ⓘ
elect Chairperson of People’s Committee at same level ⓘ
Chairperson of People’s Council ⓘ
Vice Chairpersons of People’s Committee at same level ⓘ
Vice Chairpersons of People’s Council ⓘ
heads of specialized committees of People’s Council ⓘ
members of People’s Committee at same level ⓘ
ensure implementation of policies of the Communist Party of Vietnam at local level ⓘ
implementation of state laws and regulations in localities ⓘ
exercise state power at local level ⓘ
function approve local budget estimates ⓘ
approve local budget settlements ⓘ
approve local socio-economic development plans ⓘ
decide important local issues ⓘ
supervise implementation of the Constitution and laws in localities ⓘ
haveAdministrativeLevel commune level ⓘ
district level ⓘ
provincial level ⓘ
haveBody Standing Committee of People’s Council ⓘ
specialized committees of People’s Council ⓘ
haveMembersCalled deputies to People’s Council ⓘ
havePower decide establishment and adjustment of certain local administrative units within legal framework ⓘ
issue resolutions within their competence ⓘ
haveRelationshipWith Vietnam Fatherland Front at local level ⓘ
haveTermLength five years ⓘ
hold regular sessions each year ⓘ
legalNature representative body of state power in locality ⓘ
mayHold extraordinary sessions ⓘ
oversee local People’s Committees ⓘ
represent the people in local governance ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Law on Organization of Local Government of Vietnam → governs → People’s Councils in Vietnam ⓘ
People’s Committees in Vietnam → reportsTo → People’s Councils in Vietnam ⓘ
People’s Committees in Vietnam → accountableTo → People’s Councils in Vietnam ⓘ