Vietnamese Fatherland Front

The Vietnamese Fatherland Front ( French Front de la Patrie du Viêt Nam, abbreviation FPV; Vietnamese MAT Tran tó Quốc Việt Nam ) is the umbrella organization of pro-government " mass movement " of the block -party system in Vietnam with close ties to the Communist Party and the government.

History

It was formed by the forced unification with North Vietnamese, the Front de la Patrie du Nord Viêt Nam and the Viet Cong and the Alliance of National, Democratic and Peaceful forces in Vietnam in February 1977. Additional groups that participated in the formation of the Fatherland Front were the Confederation of Trade Unions ( frz. Confédération générale du travail vietnamienne ) and the Hồ Chí Minh Youth ( Ligue de jeunesse Ho Chi Minh ).

The Democratic Party of Vietnam and the Socialist Party were until their ban in 1988 also part of the Fatherland Front. Today, some members of officially recognized religious groups in the union.

Activities

The Fatherland Front is referred to by the government itself as the " political base of people's power ". In fact, however, it controls under the pretext of " national solidarity " and the "unity of thought in political and spiritual matters " a large part of society and is considered by critics as a spying system. Many of the government social programs have been implemented under the leadership of the Fatherland Front. Recently, she participates in poverty reduction programs. The front is further responsible for the national religious policy and determines which religious groups officially recognized.

The Fatherland Front allowed the government and government organizations advise, although it itself is controlled by the government. Because it is based ostensibly on a massive participation of the people, the government refers to the Fatherland Front as representatives of the people, and both Vietnam's Constitution and the laws of their grant a special role and in elections they normally receives more than 90 percent of the vote. De facto requires a candidate permission from the front to line up for the elections. Almost all candidates are therefore nominated from the front and its members, there are few independent candidates.

Political leadership

The chairmen of the FPV since 1977: