National Assembly to relieve Public Security Minister of post
VOV.VN - The National Assembly will relieve General To Lam, Minister of Public Security, of his post at the ongoing seventh session of the legislature, paving the way for the general to be elected as President of Vietnam.
National Assembly General Secretary Bui Van Cuong on behalf of the National Assembly Standing Committee presented a report to adjust the work programme of the seventh session.
The report comes following the Prime Minister’s proposal to perfect the State apparatus. The report then received support from 468 out of 469 deputies attending the session on May 21.
Earlier, the recent ninth plenum of the Party Central Committee agreed to introduce General To Lam to the presidential post.
The NA deputies are scheduled to begin the process of electing the State President for the 2021 - 2025 term on May 21 afternoon.
They will discuss and vote for the nominee on May 22 morning. The election will be done by a secret ballot.
The newly-elected president will take the oath of office and deliver a speech at the swearing-in ceremony shortly afterwards. He will succeed Vo Van Thuong who stepped down in March.
On May 20, the National Assembly elected Tran Thanh Man, Politburo member and National Assembly Vice Chairman, as head of the legislature.
