The Communist Party of Vietnam opens the XIII Central Conference, debating human resources

The XIII Central Congress has just started with key contents that include staff work and the finalization of the draft document of the XIII Party Congress.

The Vietnam Government electronic newspaper said Central Conference 13 opened this morning in Hanoi and is expected to last until October 10.

At this event, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam will issue opinions and consider the socio-economic situation in 2020, the socio-economic development plan for 2021; continue to improve draft documents to present to the XIII Party Congress; the staff work of the XIII Central Committee and a number of other important issues.

Secretary-General and President of State Nguyen Phu Trong, who has been in poor health for more than a year, delivered his keynote address at the conference.

According to the Government electronic newspaper, in his remarks “on behalf of the Politburo, the Secretariat”, Mr. Trong “warmly welcomed the members of the Central Committee of the Party, the delegates who attended the Conference and expressed some ideas problematic and suggestive so that the central comrades are interested during the process of discussion, consideration and decision ”.

Mr. Nguyen Phu Trong said that the conference took place in the context that the 12th Congress period is about to end, the party organizations have completed the congresses at the grassroots and upper levels, and have been conducting the congress. of the party committees. directly dependent on the Central Government, advancing until the XIII National Congress of the Party.

He also said that the country is promoting the important results that have been achieved, continuing to persevere and resolutely and effectively implement the goal of pandemic control, while focusing on socio-economic development. strive to complete at the highest level the Resolution of the XII Party Congress and the tasks of socio-economic development in 2020 and 5 years 2016-2020.

He emphasized: “The content of this conference program includes very basic and important topics. It is recommended that Central colleagues take the time to focus on research, discussion, comments to continue completing. review and decide at the end of the meeting. “

For more than a year, after suddenly falling ill during a trip to Kien Giang Province in mid-April 2019, Trong rarely appeared in public. Little is known about her physical condition. Recently, according to the Decision issued by the Prime Minister on August 24, the health of state leaders is classified as “top secret”, so people cannot know.

One of the important issues of great concern to the public and observers is the staff’s work for the upcoming 13th term. In which, many questions have been raised such as: “Who will replace Mr. Trong?”, “Will Mr. Trong continue to be a ‘special case’?”, “Who will be the four pillars?”

According to the planned personnel structure, the Central Committee of the XIII Communist Party will have 200 people. The membership of the Politburo ranges from 17 to 19 and the Secretariat has 11 to 13 people.

The age of the members of the Central Executive Committee is structured with the rate of 10-15% under 50 years, 75 to 80% from 51 to 60 years and 10% from 61 years. Alternate members must not be over 45 years of age. The first person to join the Central Committee must be old enough to serve two terms. Re-elected to the Central Executive Committee must be under the age of 60, and re-elected to the Politburo must be under 65.

However, the Communist Party of Vietnam has a “special case” mechanism for people beyond this age group. Mr. Nguyen Phu Trong is one of the “special cases”, although he is too old to be re-elected for the twelfth term.

In this fact, the issue of “special cases” is extremely concerned by observers and the public before the next Party Congress.

The health of Politburo members is also a big problem and has caused much controversy in recent years. In addition to Mr. Trong, in the current twelfth term, a member of the Politburo died while he was the President of Vietnam, Mr. Tran Dai Quang. Politburo Member, Permanent Secretary of the Secretariat Dinh The Huynh is also seriously ill. From July 2017 until now, Mr. Huynh has no longer appeared in political activities. The post of its Secretariat was also assigned to Mr. Tran Quoc Vuong.

One of the prominent issues that is worrying people recently is the “wasteful” currency in the organization of party congresses at all levels, in preparation for the XIII National Party Congress.

More recently, on the night of October 3, the Quang Tri Provincial Party Committee had to cancel the bid package “Upper-class fortune absorbers and insignia of the 17th Congress of the Provincial Party Committee.” Prior to that, to serve in the 17th Provincial Party Congress, the Quang Tri Provincial Party Committee Office sent out a notice inviting bidding for “upper class fortune and insignia” with an estimated package of more than 544 million VND. After people reflected, especially through Facebook, the province decided to cancel the purchase.

Previously, a number of provinces were also offering bidding packages worth billions of VND to buy leather handbags, faux leather handbags and gifts for delegates, including Quang Binh province, which planned to spend VND 2.2 billion to buy. leather bags. . The Provincial Party Committee, Tuyen Quang, also invited to bid for 2 bidding packages of 428 costumes for delegates with a total estimate of more than 2.5 billion VND.

Commenting on this, Hung Pham Ngoc, an influencer on Facebook, wrote on his personal page: “Tuyen Quang spent 2.5 billion sewing clothes for a member of the provincial party congress, which is another example. The party is coming back. too expensive for these people. “

Businessman Van Cong My raised the case of Quang Tri province:

“Through the news that the Quang Tri Provincial Party Committee Office has decided to cancel the package of ‘upper-class potter and various insignia of the Provincial Party Congress …’, we are suddenly surprised to think where they are and where are the communists what are they doing in this society are they sitting on high, wearing luxurious clothes and … smoking, but in that vase, the sweat and tears of the people do not know when they are involved? become ‘wealth ‘enjoy without end! “.

In the context of the Covid-19 epidemic that depleted Vietnam’s economy, the government had to increase budget spending on economic recovery and against the epidemic, spending on activities of local party congresses was even more frustrating. contact for people.