The 15th National Assembly on October 21 elected Politburo member Luong Cuong, standing member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat and 15th NA deputy as the President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam for the 2021-2026 tenure.
Leaders of Brunei, Singapore, the Republic of Korea (RoK), Australia, Belarus, Bangladesh, Luxembourg, Nicaragua, ASEAN and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) sent messages and letters of congratulations to Vo Van Thuong on his election as President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam by the 15th National Assembly.
The 13th Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) convened a meeting at its headquarters on March 1 to consider and offer opinions on the personnel work. The Party Central Committee decided as follows:
The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee, the National Assembly, the President, the Government and the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee have issued a special communiqué, announcing that former President General Le Duc Anh passed away at 20:10 on April 22, and his funeral will be held as a national mourning.
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee (CPVCC) Nguyen Phu Trong was elected President for the 2016-2021 tenure on Oct. 23 at the 14th National Assembly’s sixth session.
Mme. Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh, Vice President, now holds the authority of President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam until the National Assembly elects the new President of the country, an announcement of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly issued on September 23 read.
