VOV.VN - Politburo member Nguyen Xuan Phuc was sworn in as the new State President of Vietnam for the 2016 - 2021 tenure during a ceremony held on April 5 in Hanoi which saw him elected by lawmakers of the ongoing National Assembly (NA) session.

VOV.VN - Vuong Dinh Hue, a member of the Politburo member and Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee, has been duly been elected as Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) and the National Election Council (NEC).

VOV.VN - Deputy Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung, who is also a member of the Party Central Committee, has been appointed as head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations.

VOV.VN - The Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee of the 2021-2026 tenure convened its second conference on March 8 in Hanoi with the specific goal of filling the key posts in the new State apparatus.

National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan chaired the third meeting of the National Election Council (NEC) in Hanoi on March 3.

Sen. Lt. Gen. Nguyen Trong Nghia, Secretary of the Party Central Committee and Vice Chairman of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People’s Army, has been appointed Chairman of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Popularisation and Education.

VOV.VN - The 13th-tenure Politburo consisting of 18 members was elected at the first plenum of the 13th Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) in Hanoi on January 31.

VOV.VN - Nguyen Phu Trong was re-elected as General Secretary of the 13th Party Central Committee at the first plenum in Hanoi on January 31.

VOV.VN - The 13th National Party Congress continued discussions on January 29 on matters relating to personnel affairs during the plenary session which is underway in Hanoi.

The National Election Council (NEC) on January 19 held a meeting with relevant agencies to prepare for a virtual national conference to popularise the Politburo’s directive on the implementation of the upcoming general election.