{"id":31264,"date":"2026-03-16T09:20:31","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T06:20:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mongolianews.mn\/?p=31264"},"modified":"2026-03-16T09:20:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T06:20:31","slug":"vietnam-how-much-assembly-dissent-will-to-lam-allow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mongolianews.mn\/?p=31264","title":{"rendered":"Vietnam: How much Assembly dissent will To Lam allow?"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/asiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Vietnam-Party-Congress-National-Assembly.jpg?fit=1024%2C680&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<p>On March 15, 2026, nearly 73.5 million Vietnamese voters headed to the polls to elect 500 deputies to the 16th National Assembly and members of People\u2019s Councils at all levels. 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