VietNamNet Bridge - Several famous female singers and actresses have been included in the list of 161 official candidates for the 8th Ho Chi Minh City People’s Council election.

Cai luong artist Que Tran and singer Thanh Thuy.

They include Nguyen Thi Thanh Thuy, Singer Y Sa, tradition theatre actress Nguyen Ngoc Que Tran, and meritorious actress Ngo Dang Hong Van, deputy chairwoman of the city Theatre Association.

According to voters’ comments, these actresses and singers are enterprising, talented, active in social movements, and close to the public.

The list was announced at the third consultative conference held by the city Fatherland Front Committee this morning.

Of the official candidates, many won 100% of the votes, including Le Hoang Quan, incumbent chairman of the city People’s Committee; Truong Thi Anh, deputy chairwoman of the city People’s Council, and Pham Van Dong, head of the Economic and Budgetary Committee of the city People’s Council.

The list includes 27 candidates who are not members of the Communist Party.

Of the 161 candidates, 56 are post graduates, 101 have university degrees, and 4 have under-university levels.

The two youngest candidates are Le Quoc Dung, from the An Lac Label Printing Company, and Le Thi Ngoc Thanh, secretary of the District 12 Communist Union.

The election of the city People’s Council will take place on May 22, which is also the date for the National Assembly election.

Source: Tuoi Tre