Speaking at the 10th National Congress of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) for the 2024-2029 term, General Secretary and President To Lam outlined many of the country's achievements in recent times. From a backward economy, Vietnam has risen to be among the Top 40 leading economies, with a trade scale in the Top 20 countries in the world.

General Secretary and President To Lam, along with Party and State leaders and delegates attending the National Congress of the Vietnam Fatherland Front. Photo: Minh Dat

“Taking the happiness and prosperity of the people as the goal to strive for, Vietnam has achieved the Millennium Development Goals early, and is considered by the United Nations and international friends as a success story, a bright spot in hunger eradication and poverty reduction, and constantly improving the material and spiritual life of the people,” General Secretary and President To Lam emphasized. According to General Secretary and President To Lam, the above great achievements were achieved thanks to the wise and talented leadership of the Party; the solidarity, unity, and joint efforts of the entire Party, people and army, including the important role of the great national unity bloc, and the contributions of the Vietnam Fatherland Front and its member organizations.

The core political role of the Front is increasingly affirmed.

Summarizing the achievements in the past term, General Secretary and President To Lam acknowledged the increasingly affirmed political core role of the Front and socio-political organizations, contributing to promoting the combined strength of the entire political system and the entire people in the cause of national construction and defense... The implementation of the Project to mobilize the construction of great solidarity houses for poor households in Dien Bien province, especially the coordination in implementing the Program to eliminate temporary and dilapidated houses nationwide to be completed in 2025, is a typical and outstanding activity in innovating the method of implementing social security work.

The National Congress of the Vietnam Fatherland Front opened this morning. Photo: Minh Dat

The work of supervision, social criticism, and participation in giving opinions on Party building and building a clean and strong government continued to achieve many important results; the activities of supervising cadres and party members, especially leaders, in training ethics, lifestyle, and performing public duties were given attention and achieved positive results... "With the achievements gained in recent times, the Vietnam Fatherland Front deserves its role as a political alliance, voluntary union, and political base of the people's government; a core organization in promoting the tradition and strength of the great national unity bloc; an important bridge between the Party and the government and the people; promoting the role of the people as the main subject in social life; representing and protecting the legitimate and legal rights and interests of union members, association members, and the people", General Secretary and President To Lam noted. In addition, the General Secretary and President also noted that the work of the Front still has shortcomings and limitations that need to be discussed in depth and promptly overcome in the coming time. According to the General Secretary and President, our country is facing a historic opportunity to enter a new era, an era of national growth, becoming a developed country with high income, following the socialist orientation, successfully realizing the wishes of President Ho Chi Minh and the aspirations of the entire nation, bringing the country on par with the world powers. To achieve that goal, it is necessary to strongly arouse the spirit of patriotism, the desire to contribute, the will of self-reliance, self-confidence, self-reliance, self-reliance, national pride, promote the great strength of the great national unity bloc, combine national strength with the strength of the times, which is of key significance. This is the responsibility of the entire Party, the entire people, and the entire army, in which the Vietnam Fatherland Front and its member organizations play a core role with glorious and noble responsibilities.

When the people need the Front, it is there. When the people are in need, the Front is ready.

Emphasizing a number of issues for the Congress to discuss, consider and decide, General Secretary and President To Lam noted the need to unify the perception of the position and special importance of the great national unity bloc and the urgent need, more than ever, to give top priority to consolidating and promoting the great national unity bloc under the leadership of the Party. This is one of the key solutions to bring the country into a new era.

Leaders, former leaders of the Party and State and delegates attend the opening ceremony of the National Congress of the Vietnam Fatherland Front. Photo: Minh Dat

The General Secretary and President pointed out that historical practice shows that the great national unity bloc creates great strength and is the source of all successes of the Vietnamese revolution. The more difficult and challenging the situation is, the greater the revolutionary requirements and tasks, the more closely, broadly and firmly united we need to be; only unity can bring victory. The great national unity bloc can only create great strength, become an invincible force when it is tightly organized, deeply enlightened about the ideal goals, and guided by the right path; and can be brought into full play when it is gathered in the Vietnam Fatherland Front under the leadership of the Party. The Communist Party is a member of the Vietnam Fatherland Front and at the same time the leader of the great national unity bloc. The top task of the Party, directly of the Party Delegation of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, is to propagate and educate the masses to be enlightened about the need to unite; Guiding the great solidarity bloc of the entire working people to be creative in accordance with goals and tasks that are in line with the national and ethnic interests and the legitimate aspirations of the people... Implementing the strategic goals of 100 years under the leadership of the Party, 100 years of the founding of the country is an important and enormous task with many difficulties and challenges; this task can only be successful when the strength of great national solidarity is gathered.

Delegates salute the flag to open the National Congress of the Vietnam Fatherland Front. Photo: Minh Dat

In the current period, the Front needs to play a core role, take the lead in coordinating with member organizations to unite all classes and outstanding individuals, promote the vanguard role of the working class, arouse the great potential of the peasantry, intellectuals and workers, ensure high unity in perception, ideology and action, and firmly adhere to socialist goals and ideals. The Front proactively conducts people's foreign affairs activities; resolutely protects and maintains national independence and sovereignty, political and social stability, and builds an increasingly prosperous and happy country; is the nucleus in protecting the Party's ideological foundation, fighting against erroneous and hostile viewpoints... In addition, the General Secretary and President emphasized the need to care for and protect the practical, legitimate and legal interests of the people; the highest goal is to serve the people and make their lives better.

General Secretary and President To Lam emphasized that only unity can bring victory. Photo: Minh Dat

“Our Party has no other interests than the interests of the people; the people are the center and subject of all policies and guidelines of the Party; all efforts of the Party, the State, and the entire political system are only meaningful when the people have a prosperous and happy life,” General Secretary and President To Lam emphasized. In addition to solutions to care for and improve the lives of the people, the Vietnam Fatherland Front and its member organizations need to proactively coordinate with authorities at all levels to effectively resolve pressing social issues right at the grassroots level. At the same time, actively gather and listen to people's opinions, truly become a reliable support, the voice of the people to reflect to Party committees and authorities at all levels; conduct social supervision and criticism, especially on issues of national security and people's livelihood. The Front needs to participate effectively and mobilize people to actively participate in the fight against waste, corruption, and negativity. In the immediate future, actively participate in organizing and mobilizing people to successfully conduct the election of deputies to the 16th National Assembly and People's Councils at all levels for the 2026-2031 term. In addition, the General Secretary and President also noted the need to continue to strongly innovate the content and methods of operation of the Vietnam Fatherland Front in a practical direction, close to the people, accompanying the people, "when the people need the Front, it is there, when the people are in difficulty, the Front is ready to participate". In particular, it is necessary to gather and maximize the role and contribution of scientists, experts, and outstanding individuals from all walks of life, ethnic groups, religions, and the overseas Vietnamese community to the development of the country... General Secretary and President To Lam expressed his deep belief that the Vietnam Fatherland Front at all levels will continue to innovate, be proactive, creative, and gather a large and strong group of people from all walks of life to join hands and unite, promote the tradition of patriotism, the mettle and strength of the Vietnamese people, and be determined to overcome all difficulties and challenges, seize new opportunities and fortunes, be self-reliant, proud, and confidently enter a new era - the era of the Vietnamese people's rise; all for the goal of "Rich people, strong country, democracy, fairness, and civilization".

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