On February 19, the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front held a conference to collect opinions on the draft amended Constitution. Many delegated focused analysis of Article 4 of the Constitution.

"A ruling party should accept competition or accept the self-discipline to become more mature, cleaner and stronger," said former Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Office Tran Quoc Thuan.

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Director General and former Director General of the Vietnam Social Insurance had to serve a warning and were reprimanded, while former Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development was asked to learn from experience.