Vo Van Thuong takes office as President of Vietnam

Vo Van Thuong takes office as President of Vietnam

With over 98 percent agreement Vo Van Thuong was elected as the new President of Vietnam.

The 52-year-old president, the youngest member of the Vietnamese Communist Party’s Politburo, will lead the country until 2026.

Vo Van Thuong replaces Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan, who temporarily held the post following the resignation of Nguyen Xuan Phuc at an extraordinary session of Vietnam’s parliament on January 18.

At the ceremony, the new president vowed to be absolutely loyal to the country, the people and the constitution and to strive to fulfill the tasks assigned to him by the party, the state and the people.

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