In the midst of an aggravated corona situation, the ruling Communist Party in Vietnam has confirmed its General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong in office. The 76-year-old pro-Chinese politician was re-elected at a party congress on Sunday, the state news agency reported.
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In the midst of an exacerbated corona crisis, the ruling Communist Party in Vietnam has confirmed its General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong in office. The 76-year-old pro-Chinese politician was re-elected at a party congress on Sunday, the state news agency reported. Trong is thus starting his third term as General Secretary of the Communist Party, and since 2018 he has also held the office of President. China’s President Xi Jinping sent his congratulations to Trong, Chinese state media reported.
Trong had made himself popular with the Vietnamese public and with many party members with an anti-corruption campaign, since bribery is widespread in Vietnam in all government sectors. “We admire him for his determination and efforts to purify and purify the party,” said Nguyen Tran Trung, a longtime Communist Party member.
However, human rights organizations criticized that government opponents had been severely suppressed over the past five years. In his third term in office, Trong will likely continue to pursue this tough course, the observers warned.
The Hanoi congress was also intended to celebrate the party’s success in fighting the coronavirus. However, a newly discovered source of infection near the capital ruined these plans.
Health officials warned that the most recent outbreak was the most severe to date. By Sunday, almost 1,800 corona cases had been registered in Vietnam, almost 200 of them in the past four days. The authorities also confirmed a first case involving the South African mutant virus.
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