2026 Vietnamese legislative election

Legislative elections are scheduled to be held in Vietnam on 15 March 2026.

Electoral system

The members of the National Assembly are elected from 184 multi-member constituencies using the two-round system, with a maximum number of 500 candidates to be elected. Block voting is used, with each district having two or three seats. Candidates has to receive at least 50% of the vote in the first round to be elected, with a second round hold on a plurality basis.

Background

All participating candidates and elected members are expected to be nominal members of the Vietnam Fatherland Front. Meanwhile, for the ruling Communist Party of Vietnam, the incumbent General Secretary of the Central Committee is Tô Lâm, however, the next Party National Congress will decide if he will continue to serve as the party leader for a full term or another person will be elected. As of Christmas of 2025, Western media has speculated that CPV may have collectively endorsed Lâm to stay as next term's leader. The 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam ultimately confirmed Tô Lâm to be the Party General Secretary for the next term, alongside the new Central Committee and Politburo, effectively platforming the Vietnamese political orientation for the 2026-2031 term.