Chương I Luật Mặt trận Tổ quốc Việt Nam 2015: Những quy định chung

Chapter I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. Vietnamese Fatherland Front

Vietnamese Fatherland Front is the political base of people’s power, representing and protecting lawful rights and interests of the people; gathering and bringing into play strength of national solidarity, exercising democracy and reinforcing social unanimity; participating in the construction of the Communist Party, State and people’s external relation activities making a contribution toward the construction and protection of the Fatherland.

Article 2. Governing scope

This Law regulates rights, responsibilities, organization and operation of the Vietnamese Fatherland Front; relationship between the Vietnamese Father Front and the State, the People and other organizations; conditions to ensure operation of the Vietnamese Fatherland Front.

Article 3. Rights and responsibilities of the Vietnamese Fatherland Front

1. Gather and construct great national unity, exercising democracy and reinforcing social unanimity.

2. Propagate and campaign the people to exercise their rights, guidelines and policies of the Communist Party and the State.

3. Represent and protect lawful rights and interests of the people;

4. Take part in the construction of the Communist Party and State;

5. Perform supervision and social criticism;

6. Gather and compile opinions and proposals from voters and the people to respond and make proposals to the Party and State.

7. Perform the people’s external relation activities;

Article 4. Principles of organization and operation of Vietnamese Fatherland Front

1. Organization and operation of the Vietnamese Fatherland Front are within the framework of the Constitution, the Law and Statute of the Vietnamese Fatherland Front.

2. Organization and operation of the Vietnamese Fatherland Front are based on principles of voluntariness, democratic consultation, coordination and unity of activities of its members.

3. When coordinating and unifying activities, member organizations of the Vietnamese Fatherland Front must comply with the Statute of the Vietnamese Fatherland Front, and at the same time maintain independence of their own organizations.

4. The Communist Party is both a member organization and leader of the Vietnamese Fatherland Front.

Article 5. Members of the Vietnamese Fatherland Front

1. Members of the Vietnamese Fatherland Front are organizations or individuals as prescribed in Article 1 hereof and the Statute of the Vietnamese Fatherland Front.

2. Joining or resignation as members, rights and responsibilities of members of the Vietnamese Fatherland Front as prescribed the Statute of the Vietnamese Fatherland Front.

Article 6. Organization of the Vietnamese Fatherland Front

1. The Vietnamese Fatherland Front is organized in the central and administrative divisions, is an executive agency between two congresses of the Vietnamese Fatherland Front, responsible for exercising duties of the Vietnamese Fatherland Front.

2. Agency of the Vietnamese Fatherland Front is organized as follows:

a) In central divisions: Central Committee of Vietnamese Fatherland Front, Presidium of the Central Committee of the Vietnamese Fatherland Front and Central Standing Committee of the Vietnamese Fatherland Front;

b) In administrative divisions: Committee of Vietnamese Fatherland Front of central-affiliated cities and provinces (hereinafter referred to as provincial level); Committee of Vietnamese Fatherland Front of provincial-affiliated districts, communes and cities, and equivalent adminstrative units; Committee of Vietnamese Fatherland Front of communes, wards and towns (hereinafter referred to as commune-level). Each level has Standing Committee of Vietnamese Fatherland Front of its own.

Organization, duties, authorities of agencies of the Vietnamese Fatherland Front is prescribed in the Statute of the Vietnamese Father Front.

3. Committee of Vietnamese Fatherland Front at commune-level establishes the commission of Fatherland Front in villages, hamlets, population groups, wards, and other residential communities (hereinafter referred to as residential area). Organization and operation of the Commission are prescribed in the Statute of the Vietnamese Fatherland Front.

Article 7. Relationship between the Vietnamese Fatherland Front and the State

1. The relationship between the Vietnam Fatherland Front and the State is the relationship to coordinate the exercise of duties and powers by each party according to provisions of the Constitution, the laws and Statute on coordination of tasks promulgated by the Committee of Vietnamese Fatherland Front and relevant regulatory agencies at each level.

2. The Prime Minister, ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies, presidents of People’s committees at all levels shall be responsible for timely provision of information to Vietnamese Fatherland Front on the implementation of reporting to the people on important issues within management according to provisions of the Constitution and the laws.

3. Regulatory agencies shall be responsible for considering, handling and replying to proposals submitted by Vietnamese Fatherland Front according to law provisions.

4. The State shall create favorable conditions for the Vietnamese Fatherland Front to operate effectively.

Article 8. Relationship between the Vietnamese Fatherland Front and the people

1. The Vietnamese Fatherland Front shall represent and protect lawful rights and interests of the people; expand and diversify ways of gathering and uniting the people; encourage and support the people in the exercise of democracy, human rights, basic rights and obligations of citizens, follow guidelines of the Communist Party, policies and laws of the State.

2. The people shall take part in organization and operation of the Vietnamese Fatherland Front through its member organizations, typical individuals as members of the Committee of Vietnamese Fatherland Front at all levels and takes part in activities initiated and organized by the Vietnamese Fatherland Front.

3. Through the Committee of Vietnamese Fatherland Front and member organizations of the Vietnamese Fatherland Front, the people shall raise opinions and submit proposals to Vietnamese Fatherland Front concerning issues of the people’s interests for reflections and proposals to the Communist Party and State.

4. The people shall monitor operation of the Vietnamese Fatherland Front to ensure it exercises rights and responsibilities adequately and fully according to law provisions.

5. The Vietnamese Fatherland Front shall regularly renew contents and manner of operation to fulfill its responsibilities to the people according to provisions of the Constitution and the laws.

Article 9. Relationship between the Vietnamese Fatherland Front and organizations

1. Relationship between the Committee of Vietnamese Fatherland Front and its member organizations is instructed in accordance with the Statute of the Vietnamese Fatherland Front.

2. Relationship between the Committee of Vietnamese Fatherland Front and economic organizations, public service organizations and non-member organizations of the Vietnamese Fatherland Front is the voluntary relationship instructed in accordance with law provisions aimed at furthering socio-economic development, protection of lawful rights and interests of the people, construction and defense of the Fatherland.

Article 10. People-to-people relations

The Vietnamese Fatherland Front shall execute and expand activities of people-to-people relations, make a contribution towards reinforcing friendship and solidarity with other countries, peoples for the purpose of peace, cooperation and development.

Article 11. Traditional Day

November 18 is the Traditional Day of the Vietnamese Fatherland Front and also the National Great Unity Day.