Second working day of National Assembly
Hanoi (VNA) – The
National Assembly discussed in groups the candidate for the election of the President
of the country in early morning of October 23 before gathering for a plenary
session at 8:30 am under the chair of Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.
At the plenary session in the
morning, the NA listened to a report of the NA Committee for Financial and
Budgetary Affairs assessing the Government’s report on mid-term implementation
of the NA’s Resolution 100/2015/QH13 on investment in national target
programmes in 2016-2020.
Minister-Chairman of the
Government’s Committee on Ethnic Minority Affairs Do Van Chien presented a
report on the three-year implementation of policies supporting socio-economic
development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas.
The NA’s Council of Ethnic
Affairs presented its assessment of the Government’s report.
NA Vice Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong then
reported to the NA the outcome of group discussions on the candidate for the
election of the President of the country.
The NA deputies cast their vote
to elect the President.
Following the voting, the NA heard the draft
law on amending, supplementing laws related to planning, and the NA Economic
Commission’s evaluation of this draft law.
[Photos: Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong elected as State President]
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc
submitted a proposal asking the NA to approve the removal of Truong Minh Tuan
from the position of Minister of Information and Communication.
The proposal was then discussed
in groups.
The afternoon session started with group
discussions on the implementation of the socio-economic development plan and
State budget in 2018 and in the first three years of the 2016-2020 plan. The
socio-economic plan and State budget estimates and allocation for 2019 were
also under scrutiny along with the national financial-budgetary plans for
2019-2021.
The NA deputies looked into the mid-term
assessment of the implementation of the economic restructuring plan, the five-year
public investment and national financial plans for 2016-2020, the NA resolution
on investment in national target programmes for 2016-2020 and the three-year
enforcement of policies supporting socio-economic development in ethnic
minority and mountainous regions.
At 15:00, the NA convened a plenary session.
After hearing the announcement of the vote counting result, the NA passed a
resolution on the election of the President.
The newly-elected President Nguyen
Phu Trong was sworn into office and delivered his inaugural speech in a
ceremony broadcast live on national television and radio.
Following the ceremony, the NA heard
the draft law on amending, supplementing a number of articles of the Law on
Public Investment, and a report of the NA Committee on Financial and Budgetary
Affairs assessing the draft law.
Also in the afternoon, the NA
voted on the removal of Truong Minh Tuan from the post of Minister of
Information and Communication. After the vote counting result was announced,
the NA passed a resolution on the removal with a majority of approval.
PM Phuc then presented a proposal on the
appointment of a new Minister of Information and Communication.
The NA spent the remaining of
the day discussing the proposal in group. The proposal is expected to be
approved in the morning of October 24.-VNA