Vietnam’s new General Secretary will chair an international press conference to announce the outcomes of the Congress.

Earlier this morning, the 14th Central Committee convened its first plenary meeting to elect the Politburo, the General Secretary, the Secretariat, the Central Inspection Commission, and its chairperson for the new term.

At 2 p.m. today, the closing session of the 14th Party Congress will be held, broadcast live on national television.

As per tradition, the newly elected leadership - including the Party Central Committee, Politburo, Secretariat, and Inspection Commission - will officially present themselves to the Congress during the closing session.

According to the Press Center, immediately after the closing, a press conference will be held to announce the official results of the Congress. The newly elected General Secretary will preside over the event.

Yesterday afternoon, the Congress completed its voting process, electing 200 members to the new 14th Central Committee. This includes 180 full members and 20 alternate members.

Among those elected, 10 members of the outgoing 13th Politburo retained their seats on the Central Committee. These include three of the top leaders of the Party and State: General Secretary To Lam, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man, and Permanent Member of the Secretariat Tran Cam Tu.

Seven other members of the 13th Politburo also secured re-election to the 14th Party Central Committee. They are:

Bui Thi Minh Hoai, Chairwoman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front
Do Van Chien, Standing Vice Chairman of the National Assembly
Le Minh Hung, Head of the Party Central Committee’s Organization Commission
General Phan Van Giang, Minister of National Defense
General Luong Tam Quang, Minister of Public Security
General Nguyen Trong Nghia, Director of the General Department of Political Affairs of the Vietnam People’s Army
Nguyen Duy Ngoc, Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee

From the 13th Secretariat, nine members have been re-elected to the 14th Party Central Committee, including:

To Lam, General Secretary
Tran Cam Tu, Permanent Member of the Secretariat
Bui Thi Minh Hoai, Chairwoman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front
Le Minh Hung, Head of the Organization Commission
Trinh Van Quyet, Head of the Central Committee for Propaganda and Mass Mobilization
Le Hoai Trung, Minister of Foreign Affairs
Tran Luu Quang, Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee
Nguyen Trong Nghia, Director of the General Department of Political Affairs
Le Minh Tri, First Deputy Head of the Party Central Committee for Internal Affairs

Additionally, Tran Sy Thanh, the current Chair of the Central Inspection Commission, has also been re-elected to the 14th Party Central Committee.

Tran Thuong