Hanoi goes red and yellow ahead of tomorrow's National Assembly elections
Hanoi streets are filled with shades of red and yellow, the colors of the national flag and election posters. Final checks are done at people's committees, where tomorrow Vietnamese citizens will cast their votes to elect delegates of the National Assembly and people’s councils.
Tomorrow, on May 22, nearly 70 million people across Vietnam will cast their votes to elect 500 delegates of the National Assembly's 14th term.
Voters will also elect delegates of commune, district and city people's councils for the 2016-2021 term.
According to the law, citizens aged 18 or over have the right to vote.
Election posters can be found all over Hanoi.
Red and yellow flowers are arranged in the election's theme by Hoan Kiem lake, Hanoi.
Pham Van Tai, election officer in Hang Bac commune, Hoan Kiem district, puts up the list of candidates with their backgrounds on the walls of voting booths.
Preparations are usually completed three to five days before the elections.
Le Xuan Nguyen, manager of voting station at 2 Hang Bong street (Hoang Kiem district) does final checks.
At the voting station no 5 of Hang Bac commune, ballot boxes are checked for the last time before they are delivered to other voting stations.
A man looks at the list of voters in his neighborhood.
Everything is ready for the elections, which take place every five years.
