Vietnam Anti-Graft Crusader Nominated to Be Next President
- Communist Party picks Lam after previous president resigned
- Government reshuffling comes amid continuing anti-graft probes
Photographer: Thet Aung/AFP/Getty Images
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Vietnam nominated the enforcer of Communist Party’s anti-corruption drive as the next president and proposed a new head of parliament, in appointments that could ease months of political turmoil and allow policymakers to refocus on a struggling economy.
The Party Central Committee proposed Minister of Public Security To Lam to the presidential position, according to a statement on the government’s website. It also sought to elevate National Assembly Vice Chairman Tran Thanh Man to the legislature chairman’s post.