{"id":9147,"date":"2024-05-22T09:21:36","date_gmt":"2024-05-22T09:21:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=9147"},"modified":"2024-05-22T09:21:36","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T09:21:36","slug":"top-policeman-chosen-as-vietnams-new-president-by-lawmakers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=9147","title":{"rendered":"Top policeman chosen as Vietnam\u2019s new president by lawmakers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Vietnam\u2019s National Assembly on Wednesday elected its police minister To Lam as the country\u2019s new president, the biggest change so far in a major leadership reshuffle after an unusual spell of political turbulence in the one-party state.<\/p>\n

Lam, 66, was elected at the rubber-stamp parliament following his nomination last week by a top committee of the ruling Communist Party.<\/p>\n

Lam vowed after the vote he would be loyal to the nation, the state and the people, adding that \u201cI will try my best to fulfil all the tasks assigned.\u201d<\/p>\n

He has been head of the police-run ministry of public security since 2016, and in 2021 was admitted to the party\u2019s Politburo, the most powerful decision-making body in Vietnam.<\/p>\n

Lam has been a crucial figure in the sweeping anti-graft campaign, known as \u201cblazing furnace\u201d, which is aimed at rooting out widespread corruption but has been seen also by critics as a tool to sideline opponents during political infighting.<\/p>\n

The president holds a largely ceremonial role but is one of the country\u2019s top four political positions, the so-called \u201cfour pillars\u201d. The others are the party chief, prime minister and parliament speaker.<\/p>\n

The shake-up has since March seen the exit of three of Vietnam\u2019s top five leaders, after the house speaker, the president and a top politburo member resigned due to unspecified \u201cwrongdoings\u201d.<\/p>\n

The moves have added to jitters among foreign firms about political infighting in the investment-reliant country, once seen as a beacon of stability in a region susceptible to policy shifts from changes in governments.<\/p>\n

Lam was the second new addition to the leadership after Tran Thanh Man, 61, was elected the new chairman of the legislature on Monday.<\/p>\n

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