Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong has resigned, the Communist Party said Wednesday, making him the latest senior official to leave office amid an intense anti-corruption campaign, AP reported.
The party approved his resignation, writing in a statement that “violations by Vo Van Thuong have left a bad mark on the reputation of the Communist party.”
Vo Van Thuong, 54, became president in March 2023, two months after his predecessor Nguyen Xuan Phuc resigned to take “political responsibility” for corruption scandals during the pandemic.
He was the youngest president since modern day Vietnam emerged from war in the mid-1970s.
The announcement came a day before Vietnam’s Parliament is set to meet for a special session in Hanoi, which is likely to approve the party’s decision.
The position of president in Vietnam is largely ceremonial and ranks third in the country’s political hierarchy. The most powerful position is that of Communist Party general secretary, a post held since 2011 by Nguyen Phu Trong, who is 79.
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