Vietnam's parliament elects new president

Vietnam
# 02 March 2023 09:45 (UTC +04:00)

Vietnam's National Assembly on Thursday elected Vo Van Thuong as the country's new president in an extraordinary session following the abrupt resignation of his predecessor, Nguyen Xuan Phuc, APA reports citng Nikkei Asia.

Thuong, 52, is the youngest member of the 16-member Politburo, Vietnam's top decision-making body. He is also a loyal ally of Nguyen Phu Trong, the Communist Party chief who has pushed out internal rivals in an anti-graft crackdown.

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THE OPERATION IS BEING PERFORMED