Vietnam’s National Assembly prepares extraordinary session: Rumors of General Secretary Trong is about to retire

The Standing Committee of the National Assembly has just decided to convene the 5th unusual meeting. This session is expected to open on January 15 and end on January 18, 2024.

VietNamNet Online on January 7, 2024 reported, with the title “The 5th National Assembly session will open on January 15.”

The news reported that at the December last year session of the National Assembly Standing Committee, General Secretary of the National Assembly proposed to submit to the National Assembly at the 5th extraordinary session, to review through the draft Land Law (amendment), Draft Law on Credit Institutions (amended), if eligible.

Accordingly, on the afternoon of January 8, 2024, the Standing Committee of the National Assembly opened the 29th session to give comments on the preparation for this unusual meeting, and at the same time review the personnel work authorization.

According to observers, if deduced by the exclusion method, based on the basis, the importance of the 5th unusual session this time, related to the personnel issue, if any changes, then the title related to the personnel of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly. That may be: Chairman of the Ethnic Council, Chairman of the National Assembly’s Committees; Chairman of the National Election Council; Total state audit; General Secretary of the National Assembly, etc.

And the important titles of the State such as the Prime Minister, the President, the President of the National Assembly …, if there is a change, according to the usual rules, the senior personnel process will take place according to the submission as follows:

Initially, the Central Committee will vote for introducing personnel to election of titles at its plenum.

After being approved by the Party Central Committee, that personnel will be launched for the National Assembly to carry out the approval and appointment procedures.

So why, on social networks in recent days, at political forums, netizens talked excitedly that the National Assembly prepared this unusual session to consider personnel work. At the same time, it is said that the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam has many signs that is about to retire.

According to observers, there is a very clear manifestation, that is General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, since the beginning of 2024, did not appear in state media. The last time the General Secretary appeared was at the Eighth National Congress of Vietnam Farmers’ Association on December 26, 2023.

Notably, Nguyen Phu Trong did not attend and spoke at an important conference of the Government and the annual local leaders.

It is known that at the Government Conference and local governments of provinces and cities across the country, in 2024, there was full of platforms and members of the Politburo; Members of the Secretariat … In addition, there are also members of the Party Central Committee, leaders of ministries, agencies, central agencies, Secretary of the City Party Committee, Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of People’s Council, owner President of People’s Committees of provinces.

However, there was no usual presence of the head of the Communist Party of Vietnam.

In the opening ceremony of this conference, the organizers announced “General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong sent congratulations to the conference and evaluated the results of 2023, which can be said higher than 2022. At the same time, the General Secretary also assigned tasks to the Government, not subjective and satisfied, but must strive more so that in 2024, there will be higher results in 2023.”

It is possible to list the events that the General Secretary has recently participated in, according to the state media, specifically:

– On December 19, 2023, General Secretary attended and spoke at the 32nd Diplomatic Conference, with the theme “Promoting the pioneering role, building a comprehensive, modern diplomacy strong, successfully implemented the Resolution of the 13th Party Congress.”

– On the morning of December 20, 2023, the Central Police Party Committee held a conference to evaluate the results, review the leadership of the implementation of political tasks in 2023, directions and tasks in 2024, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong attended and spoke at this conference.

– On December 25, 2023, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong also presided over the 8th Conference, term 2020 – 2025, evaluating the results of leadership to perform military and defense tasks and building the Military Party Committee in 2023; Determining the direction, tasks and leadership solutions to perform tasks in 2024.

– The last time, the General Secretary appeared at the Eighth National Congress of the National Farmers’ Association, term 2023-2028 on December 26, 2023.

The public found that the Lunar New Year of 2024, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong turned 80. Currently, he is holding many positions and leading power of the Party and State apparatus of Vietnam, including: General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam; Secretary of the Central Military Commission; Standing member of the Central Police Party Committee; Head of the Central Steering Committee on anti -corruption, etc.

Due to his old age, on April 14, 2019, during the trip to Kien Giang province, the homeland of former Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, an accident happened right on his 75th birthday, Nguyen Phu Trong had a mild stroke, then quickly recovered.

People often say, the elderly like ripe fruits, like a lamp in front of the wind. That is the reason why the public worries that the health of General Secretary Trong is problematic, despite rumors that Chinese doctors guarantee he will be over hundred years old, as long as the life expectancy of most leaders in Beijing./.

Tra My – ThoiBao.de