The 15th National Assembly (NA) convened its fourth extraordinary session in Hanoi on March 2 under the chair of NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue, to elect the new State President, according to a NA communique.
Vietnam’s National Assembly voted Vo Van Thuong as new president on Thursday, who immediately pledged to crack down on corruption following the dramatic resignation of his predecessor.
The 52-year-old Politburo member replaces Nguyen Xuan Phuc, who was forced to step down in January in connection with a series of high-profile corruption scandals.