The National Assembly will elect the President at its October session.

This afternoon (August 26), at a press conference on the results of the 8th extraordinary session of the 15th National Assembly, Secretary General of the National Assembly Bui Van Cuong said that according to the resolution of the Party Central Committee, the National Assembly will elect the position of President at the October session (8th session of the 15th National Assembly).

According to Mr. Cuong, the position of Minister of Finance will be held by Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc until a new minister is appointed, and the position of Minister of Foreign Affairs will be held by Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son.

Secretary General of the National Assembly Bui Van Cuong.

Regarding the personnel restructuring, Head of the Delegation Affairs Committee and Deputy Head of the Central Organization Committee Nguyen Thanh Hai said that according to the Central Committee's plan, from now until the end of 2024, the focus will be on restructuring senior leadership positions and Party committees and authorities at all levels.

According to Ms. Hai, this is to strengthen the Party's leadership role in the tasks of socio-economic development, culture, national defense, security, foreign affairs and prepare for Party congresses at all levels towards the 14th National Party Congress.

Head of the Delegation Affairs Committee, Deputy Head of the Central Organizing Committee Nguyen Thanh Hai.

"The personnel restructuring is to ensure that the political system is more complete, operates more effectively and efficiently, and creates more favorable conditions for socio-economic development, strengthening people's trust in the Party and State.

Uncle Ho once said, "Cadres are the root of work." Current personnel work is arranged in the direction of "up, down, in, out", according to task requirements, work needs and the ability to complete tasks of each specific individual.

The National Assembly's approval of the appointment of three deputy prime ministers and two ministers today aims to achieve those goals. The results show that the resolutions passed by the National Assembly with a very high approval rate reflect the Party's will and the people's heart," said Ms. Hai.

Earlier, on the same afternoon, the National Assembly elected Mr. Le Minh Tri, Chief Justice of the Supreme People's Procuracy, as Chief Justice of the Supreme People's Court; elected Mr. Nguyen Huy Tien, Permanent Deputy Chief Justice of the Supreme People's Procuracy, as Chief Justice of the Supreme People's Procuracy for the 2021-2026 term.

At the same time, approved the appointment of Deputy Prime Ministers Nguyen Hoa Binh, Bui Thanh Son, Ho Duc Phoc, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Do Duc Duy and Minister of Justice Nguyen Hai Ninh.

Source: https://www.baogiaothong.vn/quoc-hoi-se-bau-chu-tich-nuoc-tai-ky-hop-thang-10-192240826164136172.htm