Vietnamese President To Lam was confirmed Saturday as the new chief of the Communist Party after his predecessor died July 19.
Lam will be the general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, the country’s most powerful political role, state media said. It was unclear if Lam will stay in his role as president.
The previous general secretary, Nguyen Phu Trong, dominated Vietnamese politics since he became party chief in 2011. He was elected to a third term as general secretary in 2021. He was an ideologue who viewed corruption as the gravest threat facing the party.
Lam spent over four decades in the Ministry of Public Security before becoming the minister in 2016. As Vietnam’s top security official, Lam led Trong’s sweeping anti-graft campaign until May, when he became president following the resignation of his predecessor.
越南国家主席苏林在其前任于 7 月 19 日去世后于周六被确认为新任共产党总书记。 官方媒体称，苏林将担任越南共产党总书记，这是该国最有权势的政治角色。目前还不清楚苏林是否会继续担任主席。 前任总书记阮富仲自 2011 年担任越共中央总书记以来一直主导越南政治。他于 2021 年第三次当选为总书记。他是一位理论家，将腐败视为党面临的最严重威胁。 苏林在公安部工作了四十多年，于 2016 年成为部长。作为越南最高安全官员，苏林领导了阮富仲的全面反腐运动，直到 5 月，他在前任辞职后就任国家主席。
