Vietnam President Nguyen Xuan Phuc announces his resignation

Vietnam President Nguyen Xuan Phuc announces his resignation

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Category : International Published on: January 23 2023

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  • Vietnam, President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has announced his resignation amid the ongoing anti-corruption drive.
  • Earlier, two deputy prime ministers who served under President Phuc had quit.
  • Phuc, a former prime minister, held the post of president since 2021. 
  • The 69-year-old had served as prime minister of Vietnam from 2016 until April 2021, when he was elected president.
  • Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan will serve as acting president until a new president is named, likely at the next meeting of the National Assembly in May. 
  • Xuan is the secretary of the Secretary of the An Giang Provincial Party Committee and was elected to the CPV’s Central Committee in 2016.

About Vietnam:

  1. Capital: Hanoi
  2. Vietnam Currency: Vietnamese Dong
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