Comments ‘hope the Communist Party will democratize, even multi-party’

A political observer in Hanoi said that the Communist Party’s personnel policy remains “one person, a group of people from the district, the province to the central level has the right to organize.”

Researcher Le Van Sinh, a former professor in the Department of History at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities at the National University of Hanoi, told the BBC on September 29.

“I see through the phenomena, for example, one person is the secretary of the Bac Ninh City Party Committee, the other is the undersecretary of the Hanoi City Party Committee, etc., before the 13th Congress, we can see that, the CPV personnel policy is that one person, a group of people from the district, the province to the central level, has the right to organize the leadership positions of the Party and the Party Government.

“All this leads to the sale in the hall being just a formality. We do not see at least two candidates for district or provincial party secretary running at the party congresses that were held.”

Therefore, Mr. Sinh said that “the way of recruiting staff to lead the Communist Party is no different from previous party congresses.”

According to him, to fight against the operation and restructuring, the Communist Party of Vietnam cannot maintain this old way of doing.

“Only by democratizing the election of a leader by the free candidate, party members have the right to vote for their leader, party building and social governance work is good, getting rid of corruption is ruining his career. match “.

Meanwhile, speaking from the perspective of the people of Saigon, blogger Suong Quynh told the BBC that she hoped the Party would “accept and let the multi-party regime appear, so that political parties would compete openly.” , fair “.

See which party has the best and most supported decisions to develop the country and defend its territorial integrity, as well as who best serves the people and has the responsibility of the people to lead the work. water, “shared Ms. Suong Quynh.

Sharing this view, dissident Nguyen Vu Binh (former editor of the Communist Party’s VCP Daily) told the BBC:

“I see that the current way of working as staff of the Communist Party of Vietnam does not have public and transparent competition. All the regulations and procedures for selecting personnel are only to validate the selection of factions, Relations and purchase of officials (refusal, bribery, bribery), that is the way of selecting the personnel summarized by the Party members and the people: first descendants – second relatives – third money Bad – fourth intelligence. Meanwhile, there is also competition, but tacit competition keeps the factions going. “

“In short, there must be fair competition and open transparency in the selection, election and election process,” said Mr. Vu Binh.

In terms of ideology and ruling thinking, including rule of law thinking, regarding the current regime and the regime, when asked if the ruling Communist Party in Vietnam has anything to think about. Think, review and need to change no, there is no reform, the comments told the BBC.

Mr. Le Van Sinh favors the social development model of Japan, Korea or Taiwan.

“In order to maintain its independence and national sovereignty, Vietnam cannot study communist China. Studying them will at best become ‘excellent’ students. That is the best and only way to learn. Escape from Trung,” Sinh said.

He expressed: “In my opinion, whether or not the party can retain the leadership of the country depends on the party’s policies for the people or not? Is it considered a hostile force or not? The deprivation or acquisition of land by the people in the name of ‘state government’ create an ever greater kind of injustice or not? “

Mr. Nguyen Vu Binh agreed: “In my opinion, everything must change, self-change to adapt to the new situation.”

“The expansion of free space for the people should be done immediately, then take steps to gradually transform itself into a democratic institution. These are realistic options for the Communist Party and the ruling party in Vietnam. “

Regarding the CPV’s 13th Congress scheduled to meet in early 2021, when asked if there were expectations, expectations or advice for the government and the ruling party on Congress, observers said. opinions with the BBC.

Mr. Le Van Sinh did not have much hope: “The way of preparing human resources and the way of building society has not changed, we still persist in the construction of a market economy with a socialist orientation, still considering the theory of construction. build Lenin’s society as the basis of ideology – reason, don’t expect a good change “

“However, I hope that in the near future a radical new leader will emerge who dares to abandon the bad dogmas that hold back the development of Vietnam.”

Ms. Suong Quynh is also pessimistic: “Honestly, I do not expect anything because who comes to power, if I still maintain the path to socialism, as Secretary General and President Nguyen Phu Trong has said if the end of this century will come. or not, but what is the hope that the destiny and development of the country will take such a vague path.

“So I see that if they keep the leadership mentality so far of the Communist Party of Vietnam, they will only make this country more and more defeated.”

Mr. Nguyen Vu Binh has a more optimistic judgment: “This XIII Congress will be held after the United States elections, the elections will decide the political situation in the world and the region. The United States – China confrontation will be as fierce as if Donald Trump were re-elected. In that case, the next developments will not be foreseen. Without the confrontation between the United States and China or the result of the elections. Mr. Joe Biden is elected, he has no expectations or expectations in this meeting “.

“On the contrary, there may be changes in Congress if Donald Trump continues to be re-elected. Or even if there are no changes in Congress XIII, the situation in Vietnam will also have to change because Vietnam is likely no longer electing China as an ally.”