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The Vietnamese Fatherland Front (Vietnamese: Mặt Trận Tổ Quốc Việt Nam) is an umbrella group of pro-government "mass movements" in Vietnam, and has close links to the Communist Party of Vietnam and the Vietnamese government. Vietnamese ( tiếng Việt, or less commonly Việt ngữ) formerly known under French colonization as Annamese ( see Annam) Vietnam (ˌviːɛtˈnɑːm Việt Nam) officially The Communist Party of Vietnam ( Đảng Cộng sản Việt Nam) is the currently ruling as well as the only legal It is an amalgamation of many smaller groups, including the Communist Party itself. Other groups that participated in the establishment of the Front were the remnants of the Viet Cong, the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour, and the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth League (aka the Hồ Chí Minh Youth). Template talkInfobox Union for usage --> The Vietnamese General Confederation of Labour (VGCL is the sole National It also incorporates some officially sanctioned religious groups.
The Front is described by the Vietnamese government as "the political base of people's power. " It is intended to have a significant role in society, promoting "national solidarity" and "unity of mind in political and spiritual matters. " Many of the government's social programs are conducted through the Front. Recently, it has been given a role in programs to reduce poverty. Poverty (also called penury) is deprivation of common necessities that determine the quality of life including food clothing shelter and safe Drinking water, and The Front is also responsible for much of the government's policy on religion, and has the ability to determine which religious groups will receive official approval. A religion is a set of Tenets and practices often centered upon specific Supernatural and moral claims about Reality, the Cosmos
Perhaps more importantly, the Front is intended to supervise the activity of the government and of government organizations. For the government of parliamentary systems see Executive (government. Because the Front is based around mass participation and popular mobilization, it is seen as representative of the people, and both Vietnam's constitution and laws give it a special role. A constitution is a system for government often Codified as a written document that establishes the rules and principles of an autonomous political entity The Front has a particularly significant role in elections. An election is a Decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold formal office Specifically, endorsement by the Front is generally required (in practice, if not in theory) to be a candidate for election. Almost all candidates are nominated by (and members of) the Front, with only a few "self-nominated" candidates avoiding the Front's veto. The Front's role in electoral nominations is mandated by law.
The current President of the Vietnamese Fatherland Front is Huỳnh Đảm.
External links
- Vietnamese Fatherland Front official website (in Vietnamese)
Vietnam Fatherland Front is not a political party. It is a mass organasation under the CP of Vietnam
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