The 15th National Assembly of Vietnam (; less formally the 15th National Assembly - ) is the outgoing parliamentary cycle that commenced in July 2021 following the legislative elections on 23 May 2021. The National Assembly has 499 members, formally confirmed at the 8th meeting of the National Election Council on 12 July 2021.
The 15th National Assembly first convened on 20 July 2021 to re-elect Vðáng ÃÂình Huá» as its Chairman, Nguyá» n Xuân Phúc as President of Vietnam and Phạm Minh ChÃÂnh as Prime Minister of Vietnam. In 2025, the Assembly has agreed to organize the 2026 Vietnamese legislative election sooner than usual, which also means that the incumbent National Assembly will be disbanded by April 2026 (instead of July).
Legislative elections were held on 23 May 2021 to elect members of the National Assembly and deputies of provincial, district and communical councils. About 69,243,604 people went to vote in 63 provinces and municipalities throughout the country. There were 868 candidates contested in 184 multi-member constituencies nationwide, with a maximum of 500 candidates elected.
On 10 June 2021, the National Election Council refused to affirm the membership of Trần VÃÂn Nam, CPV Secretary of Bình Dðáng Province following investigations in his corruption. His seat in Bình Dðáng Province was removed.
At the end 499 candidates were announced elected. The Communist party won 485 seats with the rest going to independent candidates.
Although scheduled to take place between 20 July and 5 August 2021, the first meeting session was shortened due to severe in the country.
During the nine days of meetings, the lawmakers elected leaders of the National Assembly, State and Government leaders, the Chief Justice and Prosecutor General and heads of National Assembly committees.
It also ratified 29 resolutions, including 17 resolutions on organisation and personnel, 11 thematic resolutions, and one general resolution on the first session.
The first session wrapped up on 28 July with calls to the state and governments of all levels for COVID-19 prevention.
The elections of the State President, Vice Presidents, the Chief Justice and the Prosecutor General took place on 26 July 2021.