Proposal for people holding multiple positions to be given a vote of confidence once

Chairman of the National Assembly's Law Committee Hoang Thanh Tung said that on May 30 and June 9, the National Assembly discussed in groups and halls the draft Resolution on taking a vote of confidence and voting for confidence in people holding positions elected or approved by the National Assembly and People's Councils (amended).

There were 123 comments from National Assembly deputies, basically agreeing with many contents of the draft resolution.

Regarding the subjects of the vote of confidence, the Chairman of the Law Committee said that some opinions suggested adding all subjects elected or approved by the National Assembly and People's Councils to the list of subjects eligible for the vote of confidence (such as members of the National Defense and Security Council, Judges of the Supreme People's Court, Deputy Heads of the People's Council, and Jurors of the People's Courts at the provincial and district levels).

Chairman of the National Assembly's Committee on Law Hoang Thanh Tung.

Chairman of the Law Committee Hoang Thanh Tung said that to ensure the practical effectiveness of the vote of confidence, the draft resolution only identifies the subjects eligible for the vote of confidence as those holding leadership and management positions, having a certain influence on the promulgation and implementation of policies, or those holding positions in agencies with leadership roles and regular activities (such as the Standing Committee of the National Assembly, the Government, the Standing Committee of the People's Council, and the People's Committee). It does not apply uniformly to all positions and titles elected and approved by the National Assembly and People's Councils, such as Judges, People's Assessors, or deputies at the People's Council Committees.

Therefore, the National Assembly Standing Committee proposes to continue to determine the scope of subjects eligible for a vote of confidence at the National Assembly and People's Councils as stated in the draft resolution.

Health standards for cadres need to be appropriately regulated for adjustment.

Regarding not taking a vote of confidence for people with serious illnesses confirmed by a medical facility and not working for 6 months or more, Chairman of the Law Committee Hoang Thanh Tung stated that the Standing Committee of the Law Committee and the Delegation Work Committee agreed to accept the opinions of the majority of National Assembly Deputies and make adjustments in the direction of not taking a vote of confidence for people who are on leave for treatment of serious illnesses confirmed by a medical facility and not working for 6 consecutive months or more to ensure strictness.

The Chairman of the Law Committee said that this is a practical issue arising from the implementation of policies and regimes in personnel work, including health standards for leaders, so appropriate regulations are needed to adjust it.

Regarding specific contents such as criteria for determining serious illness, competent medical facilities for confirmation, etc., these are professional matters and must be implemented in accordance with the provisions of the law on medical examination and treatment and decentralization of personnel management. If necessary, during the implementation process, the National Assembly Standing Committee will provide specific instructions.

Regarding the consequences of the vote of confidence and the vote of no confidence, the Standing Committee of the Law Committee and the Delegation Work Committee said that the draft Resolution has consistently and fully reflected the spirit of Regulation No. 96 on the use of the results of the vote of no confidence and the requirement to strengthen Party building and rectification. To be consistent with the scope of regulation, this draft resolution does not specify in detail all cases and deadlines for the person subject to the vote of no confidence to resign, but this content will be implemented according to other relevant regulations of the Party and the State.

There are suggestions to review and clearly define the case where a person holds multiple positions but when taking a vote of confidence, one position has a high level of confidence, while another position has a different level of confidence, which result will be used as the basis for implementing the next steps.

The Standing Committee of the Law Committee and the Delegation Affairs Committee would like to request the National Assembly Standing Committee to accept the above opinions and revise the regulations on taking a vote of confidence for people who simultaneously hold multiple positions elected or approved by the National Assembly or People's Council to have appropriate regulations on consequences.

Accordingly, in the case of a person holding multiple positions at the same time, the vote of confidence is conducted once for all those positions. In the case of a person who has been voted on at the same time for multiple positions and more than half to less than 2/3 of the total number of National Assembly deputies and People's Council deputies rate the person as having "low confidence", the vote of confidence is conducted once for those positions.

In case a person has been voted on for confidence at the same time for many positions and 2/3 or more of the total number of National Assembly deputies and People's Council deputies rate him/her as having "low confidence", then the dismissal will be carried out for all those positions.

It is expected that the Resolution on taking a vote of confidence and voting for those holding positions elected or approved by the National Assembly or People's Council (amended) will be voted on by the National Assembly next week.

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