HANOI – Vietnam's National Assembly on Thursday (March 2) elected Vo Van Thuong as the country's new president, in a reshuffle of the country's top leadership amid a sweeping anti-graft campaign. In an extraordinary session, lawmakers confirmed Thuong, 52, after the ruling Communist Party nominated him on Wednesday as president, a largely ceremonial role but one of the top four...
HANOI – Vietnam's National Assembly on Thursday elected Vo Van Thuong as the country's new president, in a reshuffle of the country's top leadership amid a sweeping anti-graft campaign.nominated
In his first speech to the parliament as new president, Thuong said he will "resolutely" continue the fight against corruption. He is widely regarded as being close to general secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, Vietnam's most powerful figure and the main architect of the party's battle against corruption.
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