By Aniruddha Ghosal | The Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam—Vietnam’s Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan will serve as acting president after the previous president’s resignation a year into the position, a Communist Party newspaper reported Thursday.
FILE – Vietnam’s Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan listens during a working lunch with Norway’s Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre in Oslo, on Nov. 23, 2023. Xuan will serve as acting President after former President Vo Van Thuong resigned, after a little over a year in the position, amid an intense anti-corruption campaign, according to party mouthpiece Tuoi Tre.
On Wednesday, President Vo Van Thuong resigned due to unspecified violations that hurt the perception and reputation of the party and the state, the Communist Party said. Thuong’s predecessor Nguyen Xuan Phuc had resigned last year to take “political responsibility” for corruption scandals during the Covid-19 pandemic.
And it is likely to be followed by a “very complicated” succession within the party that’ll likely last until the all-important National Congress in 2026—the party’s most important meeting when the successor to the Trong, Vietnam’s most powerful politician, will be determined. “Until now, no one … wanted to take the presidency position as it lacked power. But at the same time, that position will put someone in a very good position to run for the next party’s leadership position,” he said.
Police are investigating two projects by the Phuc Son Group and say they’ve found evidence of tax evasion of over $14 million, including the redevelopment of an old US air base.
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