Fifth working day of 13th National Party Congress

The fifth working day of the 13th National Party Congress took place in Hanoi on January 30 under the chair of Politburo member and permanent member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat Tran Quoc Vuong.
Fifth working day of 13th National Party Congress ảnh 1Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, permanent member of the Secretariat Tran Quoc Vuong cast votes at the Congress (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The fifth working day of the 13thNational Party Congress took place in Hanoi on January 30 under the chair ofPolitburo member and permanent member of the Party Central Committee’sSecretariat Tran Quoc Vuong.

In the plenary session in the morning, the Congress adoptedthe adjustment of its agenda.

Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committeeand head of the Party Central Committee’s Organisation Commission Pham MinhChinh delivered the Presidium’s report on the outcomes of delegates’ discussionson the 12th Party Central Committee’s report on personnel work for the 13thParty Central Committee.

The Congress later elected a Vote Counting Committee, and approvedthe lists of candidates to the 13th Party Central Committee (both official andalternative ones).

In the afternoon, Politburo member, Secretary of the PartyCentral Committee and head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission forInformation and Education Vo Van Thuong presented a report on collecting the Presidium’sfeedback on delegates’ discussions on documents submitted to the Congress.

After delegates cast votes, the Vote Counting Committeecounted them and will announce the lists of official and alternative members ofthe 13th Central Party Committee.

On January 31, the Congress will take a break.

The 13th Party Central Committee will convene its firstplenum to elect the Politburo, the Party General Secretary, the Secretariat,the Party Central Committee’s Inspection Commission, and its Chairsperson.

The Congress is due to close on February 1./.
VNA

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