Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party is set to
convene its 13th National Congress on January 25 to select its next
general secretary among other leaders.
Current General Secretary Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong has served as president of
Vietnam since 2018 and is expected to step down from his role as head of party
as he has completed his two-term limit.
Trong, who has largely used his roles to consolidate state
power, would like his successor to continue his “furnace-blazing” anticorruption campaign and
further strengthen the country’s central political institutions.
What
has General Secretary Trong achieved?
Under Trong’s leadership, Vietnam has seen anti-corruption