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Party chief nominated for Presidential post

All members of the 12th Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee have agreed to introduce General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong as a candidate for the post of President, to be elected in the 14th National Assembly’s sixth session.
Party chief nominated for Presidential post ảnh 1Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong (Source: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – All members of the 12th Communist Party of Vietnam(CPV) Central Committee have agreed to introduce General Secretary Nguyen PhuTrong as a candidate for the post of President, to be elected in the 14thNational Assembly’s sixth session.

The agreement was made on the second working day of theParty Central Committee’s eighth session on October 3.

In the morning, the Party Central Committee discussedreports on socio-economic situation and State budget implementation in 2018along with plans for 2019.

It focused discussion on personnel work in the afternoonsession.

The Party Central Committee elected two additional membersof its Inspection Commission, namely Vo Thai Nguyen and Tran Duc Thang.–VNA 
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