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Vietnam Fatherland Front Mặt trận Tổ quốc Việt Nam | |
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| Abbreviation | VFF MTTQVN |
| Chairman | Đỗ Văn Chiến |
| Secretary-General | Nguyễn Thị Thu Hà |
| Governing body | Central Committee |
| Founded | February 1977 (1977-02) |
| Merger of |  (North) Vietnam Fatherland Front National Liberation Front of South Vietnam Alliance of National, Democratic, and Peace Forces |
| Preceded by |  League for Independence of Vietnam |
| Headquarters | Hanoi |
| Ideology | Communism Marxism–Leninism Ho Chi Minh Thought Vietnamese nationalism |
| National Assembly | 499 / 499 |
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TheVietnam Fatherland Front (VFF, alternativelyVietnamese Fatherland Front;Vietnamese:Mặt trận Tổ quốc Việt Nam) is constitutionally an integral component in thepolitical structure of theSocialist Republic of Vietnam[1] and an umbrella group ofmass movements andpolitical coalition aligned with theCommunist Party of Vietnam that dominates theNational Assembly of Vietnam forming theGovernment of Vietnam and all recognised nationalsocio-political organisations.
It was founded in February 1977 by the merger of the Vietnam Fatherland Front ofNorth Vietnam and the two so-called "Viet Cong"popular fronts, theNational Liberation Front of South Vietnam and theAlliance of National, Democratic and Peace Forces, inSouth Vietnam. It is considered the modern incarnation of theLeague for the Independence of Vietnam (Viet Minh). It is an amalgamation of many smaller groups, including the Communist Party itself. Other groups that participated in the establishment of the Front are theVietnam General Confederation of Labour, theHo Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (a.k.a. the Ho Chi Minh Youth) and theHo Chi Minh Young Pioneer Organization. It also included theDemocratic Party of Vietnam andSocialist Party of Vietnam, until they disbanded in 1988.[2]
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 ofpoverty reduction. The Front is also responsible for much of the government's policy onreligion:
"1. Everyone has freedom of beliefs and religions, he or she has the right to follow a religion or not to follow any religion. All religions are equal before the law."
"2. The state respects and protects freedom of beliefs and religions."
"3. No one should violate freedom of beliefs and religions or take advantage of beliefs and religions to infringe the law."[3][4]
Virtually, the Front is intended to supervise the activity of the government and of government organisations. Because the Front's power base is mass participation and popular mobilisation, it is seen as representative of the people, and boththe Constitution and laws give it a special role.
| Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Role in government |
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| 1960 | 421 / 421 |  421 | 1st | Sole legal coalition under the control ofCPV | ||
| 1964 | 8,580,002 | 100% | 366 / 366 |  55 |  1st | Sole legal coalition under the control ofCPV |
| 1971 | 420 / 420 | 54 | 1st | Sole legal coalition under the control ofCPV | ||
| 1975 | 10,561,314 | 100% | 424 / 424 | 4 | 1st | Sole legal coalition under the control ofCPV |
| 1976 | 22,895,611 | 100% | 492 / 492 | 68 | 1st | Sole legal coalition under the control ofCPV |
| 1981 | 100% | 496 / 496 | 4 | 1st | Sole legal coalition under the control ofCPV | |
| 1987 | 100% | 496 / 496 | | 1st | Sole legal coalition under the control ofCPV | |
| 1992 | 37,195,592 | 100% | 395 / 395 | 101 | 1st | Sole legal coalition under the control ofCPV |
| 1997 | 43,185,756 | 100% | 450 / 450 | 55 | 1st | Sole legal coalition under the control ofCPV |
| 2002 | 49,211,275 | 100% | 498 / 498 | 48 | 1st | Sole legal coalition under the control ofCPV |
| 2007 | 100% | 493 / 493 | 5 | 1st | Sole legal coalition under the control ofCPV | |
| 2011 | 61,965,651 | 100% | 500 / 500 | 7 | 1st | Sole legal coalition under the control ofCPV |
| 2016 | 67,049,091 | 100% | 494 / 494 | 6 | 1st | Sole legal coalition under the control ofCPV |
| 2021 | 69,243,604 | 100% | 499 / 499 | 5 | 1st | Sole legal coalition under the control ofCPV |
