By Francesco Guarascio
HANOI (Reuters) -Vietnam’s parliament is about to fulfill on Thursday to debate unspecified “personnel points”, in line with a letter despatched to legislators seen by Reuters, amid hypothesis of a reshuffle of the Communist-ruled nation’s high management.
A number of Vietnamese officers and diplomats stated the potential resignation of the nation’s president Vo Van Thuong could also be one of many personnel issues the parliament will focus on.
A Vietnamese official knowledgeable in regards to the matter confirmed the assembly, however press places of work for Vietnam’s international affairs ministry and the parliament didn’t instantly reply to requests for remark.
The letter signed by the final secretary of the nationwide meeting Bui Van Cuong and despatched to members of the parliament, a duplicate of which was seen by Reuters, stated: “The Nationwide Meeting Standing Committee determined to convene the sixth extraordinary session of the fifteenth Nationwide Meeting to think about and determine on personnel points.”
It was unclear what selections can be made on the particular session, which comes after a state go to to Vietnam by the Dutch royal household slated for subsequent week was on Thursday postponed “as a consequence of home circumstances,” in line with a press release from the Dutch Royal Home.
The Nationwide Meeting had final 12 months convened a particular assembly in January to simply accept the sudden resignation of the then president Nguyen Xuan Phuc, who give up amid a large and long-running marketing campaign in opposition to corruption, which critics stated could possibly be used for political infighting.
Thuong, 53, was elected president in March 2023 and is considered being near Nguyen Phu Trong, Basic Secretary of the Communist Social gathering and Vietnam’s strongest determine.
The president holds a largely ceremonial function however is without doubt one of the high 4 political positions within the Southeast Asian nation.
(Reporting by Francesco Guarascio; Modifying by David Holmes)
