Newly-elected President sworn into office

Tran Dai Quang,who is a Politburo member and the Minister of Public Security, was elected to the Presidency on April 2.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong votes on the Presidency at a plenary session of the 13th National Assembly's 11th meeting on April 2 (Photo: VNA)

National Assembly deputies cast their votes (Photo: VNA)

The election is conducted by secret ballot (Photo: VNA)

Among the 481 valid votes, 452 (or 91.5 percent of the total 494 NA deputies) elected ​Tran Dai Quang as the President (Photo: VNA)

The parliament also approves a resolution on the election of the President (Photo: VNA)

The newly-elected Tran Dai Quang takes his oath (Photo: VNA)

An overview of the swearing-in (Photo: VNA)

President Tran Dai Quang gives a speech at the swearing-in (Photo: VNA)

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