HANOI: Vietnam is seeking its third president in little more than a year after its ruling Communist Party on Wednesday (Mar 19) forced the resignation of Vo Van Thuong, who was only elected last year after the
Vietnam's President Vo Van Thuong has resigned after just one year in the job, the government announced Wednesday, Mar 20, 2024.
Thuong, 53, stands accused of having violated party rules, according to a statement issued on Wednesday, which did not clarify what exactly he did wrong. Then it took the party a month and a half to pick Thuong, who at the time of his election had been widely seen as a close ally to the party chief Trong.
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