Reuters March 15, 2026 / 19:45 IST Vietnam votes in Communist Party–dominated elections Tens of millions of Vietnamese were voting on Sunday to elect members of parliament from a list of candidates almost exclusively fielded by the Communist Party, ensuring the party's continued overwhelming dominance.The five-yearly elections, in which 73.5 million to 79 million voters will choose 500 members of the National Assembly and representatives for local councils, are one of the few nods to democratic practice in the tightly controlled one-party state, where the most powerful positions are decided by Communist senior officials ahead of the vote.Story continues below...