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The future of Vietnam’s anti-corruption drive
12 January 2021
Author: Hai Hong Nguyen, UQ
The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) will convene its 13th Congress between 25 January and 2 February 2021, selecting the nation’s next general secretary.
The General Secretary chairs the Central Steering Committee for Anti-Corruption (CSCAC), a mechanism that is placed under direct control of the CPV Politburo, and has the duty to ‘direct, collaborate, inspect and promote anti-corruption efforts nationwide’. General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has led the CSCAC for the last eight years but is expected to step down from all positions due to party rules on age and term limits. His successor will set the course for the future of Vietnam’s anti-corruption efforts.
Vietnam Party Conclave Readies Key Personnel Appointments
This week’s plenum will ponder the key personnel appointments that will be announced at next month’s National Congress.
December 15, 2020
Posters for the 12th National Congress of the Vietnamese Communist Party in Ho Chi Minh City, January 2016.
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Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party has entered a week-long conclave in preparation for next month’s massive 13th National Congress, which will set the country’s political trajectory for the next five-year term.
The current week-long meeting, known in party-speak as a plenum, will reportedly include discussion of “personnel documents” – a euphemism for deciding the key personnel appointments that will be made at the quinquennial Congress.