Mr Trong, who emerged on prime in an influence battle on the final congress in 2016 and has spearheaded a “blazing furnace” crackdown on corruption within the final 5 years, was granted an exception to get together guidelines which say folks over the age of 65 ought to retire
Vietnam’s ruling Communist Occasion chief Nguyen Phu Trong, 76, has been re-elected for a uncommon third five-year time period, state media reported on Sunday, cementing his place as one of many nation’s longest-serving leaders for many years.
Mr Trong, who emerged on prime in an influence battle on the final congress in 2016 and has spearheaded a “blazing furnace” crackdown on corruption within the final 5 years, was granted an exception to get together guidelines which say folks over the age of 65 ought to retire.
“Comrade Nguyen Phu Trong was elected to be the Common Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Occasion of Vietnam, time period XIII,” the official Vietnam Information Company (VNA) reported.
Mr Trong’s re-election as get together common secretary got here at a five-yearly get together congress in Hanoi, the place 1,600 get together delegates from throughout Vietnam are concluding eight days of conferences,principally behind closed doorways, to choose a brand new management crew,aiming to bolster Vietnam’s ongoing financial success – and the legitimacy of the get together’s rule.
Vietnam has no paramount ruler and is formally led by 4″pillars”: the chief of its Communist Occasion, probably the most highly effective publish; a president; a primary minister; and the Nationwide Meeting chair.