National Assembly Vietnamese He named Vo Van Thuong as the country’s new president on Thursday, after his predecessor resigned in January due to corrupt practices that occurred under his orders, the government reported. Thuong, who was nominated by the Communist Party Central Committee the day before, is 52 years old, the youngest member of the Politburo, the party’s highest governing body, and is seen by experts as a man close to the organization’s general secretary, a veteran. Nguyen Phu Trong, 79.
Since Nguyen Xuan Phuc stepped down as president on January 17, The interim president was Vo Thi An Xuan, who was the vice president until then.He is expected to return to office with the appointment of a new head of state.
At a ceremony in the National Assembly of Vietnam, convened in extraordinary session, Thuong pledged “absolute loyalty” to the constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam as he exercised his new post, which provided him with the highest representation of the State at home and abroad. Vietnam and the command of the armed forces detailed the Government in a statement. Thuong didn’t start out as a favorite in analyst pools after Phuc’s resignation in January, but his name has been gaining strength in recent weeks due to his youth and perceived closeness to Trong, the most powerful man in the party and in Vietnam. in last decade.
Thuong’s appointment is interpreted as follows: strong reinforcementThe one who could not appoint any of his closest collaborators to the Presidency at the Party Congress held 2 years ago . The presidency then fell to Phuc, who came two years later with the team who did a good job as prime minister in managing the covid-19 pandemic. He was forced to resign after senior officials in his cabinet were involved in a scandal. bribe. His resignation is part of Trong’s unprecedented anti-corruption campaign for seven years that has swept away top political and business officials.
Although the country’s presidency is a position with less power than that of Communist Party general secretary or prime minister, it places Thuong at the forefront of Trong’s possible successor as party chairman at the convention scheduled for 2026. this will facilitate the continuation of the campaign against corruption.