Vietnam re-elects Nguyen Phu Trong as Communist Party chief for third time after secretive Congress
2021-02-01 08:56:02 source：South China Morning Post
January 31, 2021
Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong was re-elected on Sunday – a victory that makes him the country’s most powerful leader in decades – but his win was overshadowed by a serious coronavirus outbreak in the country.
Trong, a 76-year-old pro-China conservative who is rumoured to be in poor health, was given the nod after a week of closed-door talks at the twice-a-decade Communist Party Congress. It will be his third term in office – a feat unprecedented in Vietnam’s modern era.
“On Sunday morning, comrade Nguyen Phu Trong was elected the General Secretary of the 13th Communist Party Central Committee,” the Vietnam News Agency reported.
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