Vietnam Parliament elects Communist Party veteran Vo Van Thuong as new state president

The ruling Communist Party picked Thuong Wednesday as president, a largely ceremonial role but one of the top four political positions in the Southeast Asian nation.

FILE PHOTO: Deputy Standing Secretary of Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Vo Van Thuong is seen at the National Convention Center to attend the Closing Ceremony of the Vietnam's Communist Party 12th Congress in Hanoi January 28, 2016. REUTERS/Na Son Nguyen/Pool

Hanoi: Vietnam’s National Assembly elected on Thursday Communist Party veteran Vo Van Thuong as the country’s new president, the chairman of the parliament Vuong Dinh Hue said.

In an extraordinary session, lawmakers confirmed Thuong after the ruling Communist Party picked him on Wednesday as president, a largely ceremonial role but one of the top four political positions in the Southeast Asian nation.

 

(Reporting by Francesco Guarascio @fraguarascio; Editing by Ed Davies)

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