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Politics of North Vietnam

Party

System

Lao Dong Party

The Workers’ Party, founded on principles of Karl Marx, and Vladimir Lenin, were very similar to that of socialism. The makeup is democratic in stature, but the decision making rests solely on that of a few individuals, symbolizing somewhat of an oligarchy. The Central Executive Committee is where the power rests, and from there, they convene with the politburo on key decision making. The zones are tiered, with each “cell” being valued, even down to the farms and villages in the rural parts of the country. The Lao Dong Party controls the majority of the power within government.

Democratic Party This party is in direct competition with the Lao Dong Party, and it is comprised of the bourgeois and business leaders of the country of Vietnam, with also consisting of Roman Catholics. This party barely had any representation within the North Vietnamese government.

Socialist Party

The composition of this party consisted of the patriots and academic nobles of North Vietnam. This party too had little to no representation in the North Vietnamese government.

Elections

Premised on propaganda rather than the choice, the elections in North Vietnam was designed with purpose to put those in power the Lao Dong wanted in control, and they did so by swooning over the voter. The first election took place throughout the infamous North Vietnamese Famine, and in order to obtain groceries from the government, citizens would have to validate their vote for a particular candidate. It was with this effort, with national and local politics, that the communists were able to take control of Vietnam, and still remain in control even to present times.

Influences

Influences that formed the political landscape of North Vietnam came from the Vietnam War with the United States, the French's handling of the Vietnamese Famine, and Chinese Communist ideals and principles. The Chinese Communist victory of 1949 proved to be a roadmap for the North Vietnamese movement, and then which would be cascaded to the southern portion of Vietnam.

