Lawmakers abolish district-level govt in state overhaul


The country’s National Assembly approved amendments to the constitution to abolish an entire level of government, as part of major reforms to the way the communist country is run.

Lawmakers voted unanimously to do away with district level administration, reducing the govern­mental structure to two layers – provinces and communes.

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