HANOI, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Senior ‌officials of Vietnam's ruling Communist Party began a two-day meeting ‌on Monday that is set to select candidates for the ‌country's leadership positions for the next five years. Party chief To Lam ‌opened the meeting saying the plenum of the party's central committee is ‍tasked ​with finalising the selection of state and party leaders, according to his speech published on the government portal. The names of candidates shortlisted in previous party meetings have not been disclosed. Lam, 68, is seeking a second term as party chief, the country's most powerful job which he assumed in August last year after his predecessor Nguyen Phu Trong died. Alongside the party chief, delegates will also select candidates for the other ​four "pillars" of the state: president, prime minister, chairman of the parliament, and the standing member of the party's secretariat.

Source: The Star December 22, 2025 16:00 UTC