The new State President of Việt Nam will take the oath at an extraordinary meeting of the 15th National Assembly at around 10am on Thursday.

The 15th National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee has decided to convene an extraordinary meeting on Thursday morning.

The decision was made based on the Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Việt Nam, the amended Law on Organisation of the National Assembly No 57/2014/QH13, regulations of the National Assembly meetings and the Resolution No 102/2015/QH13, according to the Secretary General of National Assembly Bùi Văn Cường.

The oath-taking ceremony of the newly elected President will be broadcast live on VTV1, VOV1 and the National Assembly's television channel from around 10am. 

Party Central Committee nominates personnel for election to State presidency
Party Central Committee nominates personnel for election to State presidency hinh anh 1
At the meeting (Photo: VNA)

 The 13th-tenure Central Committee of the Communist Party of Việt Nam held an extraordinary meeting on Wednesday to decide on personnel affairs.

The members have voted to go forward with the nomination of a yet-to-be-disclosed name to hold the State Presidency position in the 2021-26 tenure.

Võ Thị Ánh Xuân, a 53-year-old from the southern province of An Giang, is currently the Acting President of Việt Nam.

The predecessor, 69-year-old Nguyễn Xuân Phúc, resigned from the Party and the State Presidency in January with approval from the Party Central Committee.

The new Presidential candidate endorsed by the Party Central Committee will need to be confirmed by the National Assembly.

Additionally in this meeting, the Party Central Committee members also voted to elect three new members to the 13th-tenure Central Inspection Committee, which is the anti-corruption body of the Party.

The members are Nguyễn Mạnh Hùng; Đinh Hữu Thành, member of the Standing Committee of the Quảng Bình Province's Party Committee, and Chairman of the province's inspection committee; member Lê Văn Thành, member of the Standing Committee of Cần Thơ City's Party Committee and Chairman of the Inspection Committee of Cần Thơ City's Party Committee. 

Source: VNS