Hanoi (VNA) – The Politburo of the Communist Party of Vietnamhas decided to implement several pilot models in the political system in linewith the 12th Party Central Committee’s Resolution 18-NQ/TW dated October25, 2017 on continuing to renovate the political system for more streamlinedand effective apparatus.

Under the Politburo’s conclusion issued recently, localities with suitableconditions will pilot the model of one person concurrently holding the toppositions of both the advisory/ assistant body of Party committee at provincial/districtlevel and professional/advisory body with similar functions and tasks of the People’sCommittee at the same level.

The standing boards of provincial and district Party Committees willselect the specific divisions for piloting the model.

Regarding the pilot merger between advisory/ assistant bodies of Partycommittees and professional/advisory bodies with similar functions and tasks ofPeople’s Committees at provincial and district levels in localities withsuitable conditions, the Politburo assigns the standing boards of the PartyCommittees of provinces and centrally-run cities to carry out the task. The standingboard should also nominate the head of the new body after merging for electionto the People’s Committee by the People’s Council and for official appointmentby the Chairman of the People’s Committee in accordance with the Law onOrganisation of Local Administrations.

In the case of merging a Party inspection commission and an inspectorateagency, the process should start with the election and appointment of inspectorin line with the Party’s rules, followed by the State procedures on election andappointment.

On the model of heads of the Party Committee’s mobilization commissions concurrentlyholding the chairmanship of the Vietnam Fatherland Front’s committees at thesame levels, the Politburo assigns the standing boards of Party Committees ofprovinces and centrally-run cities to pilot the model at district level.

For the reshuffle of the Party organisation of business bloc in a province,the Politburo requires the standing boards of Party Committees of provinces andcentrally-run cities to choose one of the three options based on the specificconditions of the locality. One option is to end the operation of the Partyorganisation of the province’s business bloc, another is to merge it with theParty organisation of the bloc of provincial agencies, and the third one is tostreamline its executive committee.

The Politburo also assigns the standing boards of Party Committees of provincesand centrally-run cities to take the initiative in carrying out the pilotmerger of professional departments under provincial/district People’sCommittees, basing on the specific local situation.

The pilot merger of the offices of the National Assembly deputies’delegation, the People’s Council and People’s Committee at provincial levelinto a single one will be carried out in localities with suitable conditions.-VNA