The Communist Party in power of Vietnam approved the plans to have almost half for example the number of provinces, a crucial stage towards the best leader in Lam, which faces a party congress in January, to stay in power.
The reduction in the number of provinces to 34 of 63 was approved on Monday by the central committee of the Communist Party. On the same day, the Politburo, the highest decision -making organization in the party, published a directive for the appointment of new provincial leaders under the leadership of a close ally.
LAM, who became secretary general of the Communist Party in August of last year, faces a key obstacle in maintaining his position in the unique state of Vietnam – he will exceed the age limit to stay in office.
To guarantee a complete mandate, the party must either grant him an exemption, or modify his charter, which can only be decided by a majority of delegates to the National Congress.
The rewriting of the province’s map will also be used to considerably reduce the number of delegates to the next congress, compared to 1,500 before, strengthening LAM’s ability to control the results.
Since it has become a leader, Lam has taken several measures to consolidate power and shake governance, a overhaul which, according to him, will make the economy more effective.
Five of the 21 state ministries have been eliminated and certain offices and institutions of the states and parties have been closed. The consolidation of the provinces will be accompanied by a reduction in the reductions of the administrative divisions of lower level.
To strengthen his high -level support, LAM has fulfilled the ranks of the Politburo of 18 members with allies of his long career as a high police officer and his native province of Yen, an hour south of the capital Hanoi.
LAM’s moves to consolidate power also occur at a time when the economy held by the export of Vietnam faces an increasingly difficult balancing act between China and the United States
President Donald Trump’s administration threatened a price of 46% on Vietnam exports, which would cause substantial pain to industries such as electronics and clothing that use millions.
The United States claimed that Vietnam has become a conduit for Chinese exporters seeking to avoid American prices.
Published by Stephen Wright and Tajun Kang.