Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc resigned on Tuesday after the Communist Party blamed him for “violations and wrongdoing” by officials in his administration.
Phuc is the highest-level official toppled by the Vietnamese Communist Party’s much-touted anti-corruption crackdown. His downfall is reportedly making investors nervous about Vietnam’s stability, at a moment when Vietnam is eagerly attempting to poach manufacturing business from its massive neighboring Communist tyranny, China.in April 2021, elected with a sweeping 97.5 percent vote by the National Assembly.
Communist Party authorities accused both of the deputy prime ministers of corruption related to the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic. They accused one of them, Pham Binh Minh, of tolerating rampant bribery that enabled visiting VIPs to bypass some pandemic travel restrictions. The other, Vu Duc Dam, was allegedly involved in rigging the bidding process for coronavirus test kits.
“Fully being aware of his responsibilities before the party and people, he submitted an application to resign from his assigned positions, quit his job and retire,” the Vietnamese governmentThe official statement acknowledged Phuc’s “great efforts in leading, directing and administering the [Chinese coronavirus] epidemic prevention and control, achieving important results.”
“Others suggest the current Minister of National Defence Phan Van Giang will be promoted.
“But like the recent dismissal of the two deputy prime ministers, there was a link to political responsibility of the leadership when the junior staff had been disciplined,” Hai Hong Nguyen said, noting that while corruption was mentioned as one of the reasons, that “needs to be verified”.
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