Vietnam: Looking Back, Moving Ahead

A young man drops his vote in a ballot box at a polling station in Hanoi. Scenes like this played out across Vietnam during April elections for local People's Council representatives
JULIAN WAINWRIGHT FOR TIME

A young man drops his vote in a ballot box at a polling station in Hanoi. Scenes like this played out across Vietnam during April elections for local People's Council representatives

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