The dialectical transformation of the role of the Vietnam Fatherland Front of Ho Chi Minh City in building and promoting socialist democracy (1986-2025)
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https://doi.org/10.64171/JSRD.4.4.12-21Keywords:
Vietnam Fatherland Front, Ho Chi Minh City, Building and Promoting Democracy, Socialist DemocracyAbstract
In the process of renovation and international integration, the Vietnam Fatherland Front of Ho Chi Minh City has undergone a dialectical transformation from 1986 to 2025, reflecting the formation and development of socialist democracy in a unique urban context. From 1986 to 1995, the Front consolidated political trust and initiated the first democratic mechanisms under the motto “the people know, the people discuss, the people do, the people monitor.” From 1996 to 2005, its role was legalized and institutionalized within the political system. In the 2006 to 2015 period, the Front expanded its functions of supervision and social criticism, directly engaging in Party- and State-building. From 2016-2025, the Front modernized its operational methods, developed e-democracy, organized dialogue and co-governance, especially prominent during the pandemic and under the urban government model. This entire trajectory reflects the law of dialectical development, affirming that socialist democracy in Vietnam is the inevitable outcome of national history, contributing to strengthening the great national unity and enhancing the governance capacity of a modern metropolis.
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