Hanoi，January 17, 2023（AseanAll）Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has resigned and has had his memberships at the Politburo and the 13th Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) removed.
Nguyen Xuan Phuc. Photo by VnExpress/Giang Huy
According to Vietnam News Agency，the 13th Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam convened a meeting in Hanoi on January 17 to consider and give opinions to the wish to cease holding his positions, to stop working, and to retire by Nguyen Xuan Phuc, member of the Politburo, member of the 13th Party Central Committee, President of Vietnam, and Chairman of the Council of National Defence and Security for the 2021-2026 tenure.
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A statement released after the meeting said Phuc was a key leader of the Communist Party and the State. He received fundamental training, grew up from the grassroots, and was assigned by the Party Central Committee and Politburo of different tenures to many important leading positions of the Party and the State.
As the Prime Minister in the 2016-2021 tenure, Phuc made great efforts in leading, directing, and managing the prevention and control of the COVID-19 pandemic which reaped important results.
However, he bears the political responsibility of the head in letting many officials, including two Deputy Prime Ministers; three ministers commit wrongdoings and mistakes, causing very serious consequences. The two Deputy Prime Ministers have applied to cease holding their positions, while two ministers and many other officials have been criminally handled.
Clearly aware of his responsibility before the Party and people, Phuc has submitted his application to cease holding the positions assigned, stop working, and retire.
In pursuant to the current regulations of the Party and State, and in consideration of Phuc’s wish, the Party Central Committee agreed to let him cease holding the positions of member of the Politburo and the Party Central Committee in the 13th tenure, President of Vietnam, and Chairman of the Council of National Defence and Security for the 2021-2026 tenure.
The Party Central Committee assigned the Politburo to direct relevant agencies to implement the procedures in line with regulations.
According to Vnexpress，Vietnam's Constitution 2013 stipulates that the president is the head of state, represents the country in internal and external affairs. The president is voted by the National Assembly among the assembly's deputies, and thus the assembly will perform procedures to dismiss Phuc as president.
Phuc, 69, was a member of the Central Party Committee, the Politburo and the National Assembly for multiple terms.
From 1997 to 2006, he was the chairman of the Quang Nam Province People's Committee.
He was appointed head of the Government Office in 2006 and deputy prime minister in 2011, before becoming the prime minister five years later.
He was voted president in April 2021.
It should be noted that at present, the president of Vietnam is the second highest political figure in Vietnam, one of the "four carriages" of the leadership. The "four carriages" of Vietnamese politics include the general secretary of the party, the president, the prime minister and the chairman of the National Assembly.
