Vietnam President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has resigned, state media said on Tuesday, after days of rumours he was about to be sacked as part of a major anti-corruption drive that has seen several ministers fired.

Phuc has “submitted his resignation from his assigned positions, quit his job, and retired”, the state news agency VNA said.

Phuc’s sudden departure is a highly unusual move in communist Vietnam, where political changes are normally carefully orchestrated, with an emphasis on cautious stability.

State media said the communist party had ruled he was responsible for wrongdoing by senior ministers under him during his 2016-2021 stint as prime minister before he became president.

Two deputy prime ministers were sacked this month in an anti-corruption purge that has led to the arrest of dozens of officials, with many of the graft allegations relating to deals done as part of Vietnam’s Covid pandemic response.

Phuc “took political responsibility as the leader when several officials, including two deputy prime ministers and three ministers, committed violations and shortcomings, causing very serious consequences”, VNA said, quoting the party central committee’s official statement.

Earlier this month, the country’s rubber-stamp National Assembly removed Pham Binh Minh and Vu Duc Dam from their positions as deputy prime ministers.

Minh was a minister of foreign affairs while Dam was in charge of the country’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic.

At least 100 officials and businesspeople, including Dam’s assistant, have been arrested in connection with a scandal involving the distribution of Covid-19 testing kits.

Thirty-seven people — many of them senior diplomats and police — have also been arrested in an investigation over the repatriation of Vietnamese during the pandemic.

After closing its borders to slow the spread of the coronavirus, Vietnam organised nearly 800 charter flights to bring citizens home from 60 countries and territories.

But travellers faced complicated procedures while paying exorbitant airfares and quarantine fees to get back to Vietnam.

Phuc, 68, was elevated to the largely ceremonial role of president in April 2021 after winning plaudits for the country’s broadly successful handling of the pandemic.

Authoritarian Vietnam is run by the Communist Party and officially led by the party’s general secretary, president, and prime minister, with key decisions made by the politburo, which is now number 16.

Le Hong Hiep, a fellow at the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute in Singapore, said Phuc’s resignation may also be linked to political infighting.

“It’s mainly related to corruption investigations but we cannot rule out the possibility that his political rivals also wanted to remove him from his position for political reasons,” he told AFP.

Communist Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong, the architect of what is Vietnam’s largest-ever anti-corruption drive, is due to step down in 2026.

[b]“Some politicians will try to get the (top) prize and because of the competition from their rivals — in this case, Mr Phuc is one of them — they may want to remove him to clear the way for the other candidate to get the top job.”[/b]

Source: https://punchng.com/Vietnam-president-resigns-amid-anti-corruption-probe

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To y'all asking if it could ever happen in Nigeria better listen the fcvk up.

Y'all worship the politicians like gods, fear them like lightening, afraid to the bone to speak when they trampled on us.

As long as you go to their houses to beg for handouts and not to remind them why they're elected then you've no right whatsoever to ask: can this ever happened in Nigeria.


Abegi I've a Facebook 2015 account for sale.hunger wan shift my womb

Country where things work!



Unlike Nigeria where deeply corrupt politicians wants to become president by fire by force, by crook watch how they will sabotage, rig the election to favour them, they might even kill self......watch how some useless youth will defend them even with their lives, see how they frustrate non Yorubas to collect their PVC, I have to spit on the one who said my sister must pay 2k to collect her PVC, God will judge all of you in no time, useless people and useless country

Buhari is next

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Alright!

When will my country do dis too.
My Country Nigeria.

How things should be done. This is setting the right example

Our Motherland still has a long to go.

This can never happen in nigeria

Pandora pathological liar Obi tuary in a sane society will be ashamed to run for presidency after investing Anambra money into his own family business.
The same Pandora pathological liar Obi tuary sent his driver to Lagos with 250 MILLION in the booth ofa car while he was Governor.
But some brainwashed delusional retar@ded imb@cile IPOB Zombidient terrorists will come here to wail that the IPOB project is a Saint.
Bunch of brainless Obidiotic mumus.

Here we have emperor, who has all powers to do and undo!

Buhari Atiku and Tinubu shud key into this development and do the needful. We are tired of the old way. If u have corruption allegations on u, humbly resign till u clear ur name..

See country where the people no dey fear to challenge bad leaders.. If na Nigeria, just call for small protest now, everybody go sey them dey fear to lose their lives, it's not worth dying for Nigeria, etc. Wetin dey baffle me pass be say most of them shouting "I'm scared of losing my life" are better off dead because the life they're living is retched due to the same bad governance.

I'm my country they're worship as King.

An African president will never resign, even if they are sick

Hot seat

But none of Nigeria's leaders from 1999-2022...have done the same...

Including a certain attractor of bullion van, a saint someone who had 250 bn found in his cars, and someone who was involved in secret offhsore and onnshore accounts and special vehicular activity.

I did not mention names...

A country and president with dignity,honour and respect for the rule of law.



African president can never do this

This can't happen in African

This won't happen in ant of Africa.
Or worse the security agencies in the Zoo will be fighting against each other for the protection of the corrupt .

Only Peter Obi can make a government worker to resign if the person is incompetent

Lets try Peter awolowo Mohammed Obi. President of Nigeria 2023 25 February.

Insha allah

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Pharmmaqp:
Tinubu left the group

Obi, Atiku and GEJ and Obasanjo and even some other guys too have left the group as well

Buhari, see your mate.

Nigeria politicians looking at this news like

Can this thing ever happen in Nigeria?