Countries / Asia
VNM
Elections in Vietnam
one-party state
Next election
date to be confirmed
PM
Phạm Minh Chính live
Head of government - Communist Party of Vietnam
In office since
5 April 2021
Party
Communist Party of Vietnam
Head of state
Tô Lâm
Region
Asia
Next election
-
Government
one-party state
Capital
Hanoi
Population
96 208 984
Country facts
Legislature
National Assembly of Vietnam
Established
1976
Currency
Vietnamese đồng
Official language
Vietnamese
Capital
Hanoi
Region
Asia
Area
331,690 km2
Election history
7 April 2026presidential
Vietnamese presidential election
won: Tô Lâm
20 May 2024presidential
Vietnamese presidential election
won: Trần Thanh Mẫn
23 May 2021parliamentary
Vietnamese legislative election
turnout 99.6%
22 May 2016parliamentary
Vietnamese legislative election
turnout 100.0%
25 July 2011presidential
Vietnamese presidential election
won: Nguyễn Tấn Dũng
Presidential winner & turnout from Wikidata; parliamentary winners omitted (Wikidata data unreliable).
Power transferspeacefulcontestedirregular
2021 - Nguyễn Xuân Phúc Phạm Minh Chính
peaceful - no coup recorded
Classification: Powell & Thyne Coup d'Etat Dataset, where available.
Profile from Wikidata - updated 2026-06-16.