Tran Thanh Man re-elected as Vietnam's top legislator

Tran Thanh Man delivers a speech at the first session of the 16th National Assembly of Vietnam in Hanoi, Vietnam, April 6, 2026. Vietnam's National Assembly on Monday elected Tran Thanh Man, chairman of the 15th parliament, to lead the country's top legislature for its 16th tenure. (VNA via Xinhua)

HANOI, April 6 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam's National Assembly (NA) on Monday elected Tran Thanh Man, chairman of the 15th parliament, to lead the country's top legislature for its 16th tenure.

At the first session of the 16th NA, which opened in Hanoi on Monday, Man, a member of the Political Bureau of the 14th Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee, won a majority of votes to continue in the post.

Man, born in 1962, previously assumed the NA chairmanship on May 20, 2024.

Tran Thanh Man is sworn in as Vietnam's National Assembly chairman in Hanoi, Vietnam, April 6, 2026. Vietnam's National Assembly (NA) on Monday elected Tran Thanh Man, chairman of the 15th parliament, to lead the country's top legislature for its 16th tenure.

At the first session of the 16th NA, which opened in Hanoi on Monday, Man, a member of the Political Bureau of the 14th Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee, won a majority of votes to continue in the post. (VNA via Xinhua)

A delegate casts his vote to elect the chairman of the 16th National Assembly in Hanoi, Vietnam, April 6, 2026. Vietnam's National Assembly (NA) on Monday elected Tran Thanh Man, chairman of the 15th parliament, to lead the country's top legislature for its 16th tenure.

At the first session of the 16th NA, which opened in Hanoi on Monday, Man, a member of the Political Bureau of the 14th Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee, won a majority of votes to continue in the post. (VNA via Xinhua)

A delegate casts his vote to elect the chairman of the 16th National Assembly in Hanoi, Vietnam, April 6, 2026. Vietnam's National Assembly (NA) on Monday elected Tran Thanh Man, chairman of the 15th parliament, to lead the country's top legislature for its 16th tenure.

At the first session of the 16th NA, which opened in Hanoi on Monday, Man, a member of the Political Bureau of the 14th Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee, won a majority of votes to continue in the post. (VNA via Xinhua)

Tran Thanh Man is sworn in as Vietnam's National Assembly chairman in Hanoi, Vietnam, April 6, 2026. Vietnam's National Assembly (NA) on Monday elected Tran Thanh Man, chairman of the 15th parliament, to lead the country's top legislature for its 16th tenure.

At the first session of the 16th NA, which opened in Hanoi on Monday, Man, a member of the Political Bureau of the 14th Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee, won a majority of votes to continue in the post. (VNA via Xinhua)