Tô Lâm Elected President of Việt Nam for 2021-26 Term
Hanoi, The Gulf Observer: In a significant development during the ongoing 7th plenary session of the 15th-tenure, Việt Nam’s National Assembly (NA) elected Tô Lâm, 67, as the President of the Socialist Republic of Việt Nam for the 2021-26 term on Wednesday morning.
NA Secretary General Bùi Văn Cường presented the draft resolution to elect Tô Lâm, a member of the Politburo, Minister of Public Security, and deputy to the 15th NA, as President. The resolution was adopted with an overwhelming majority, receiving 472 votes out of 473 deputies present in favor.
During the swearing-in ceremony, President Tô Lâm took a solemn oath: “Under the sacred red flag with a golden star of the Fatherland, before the National Assembly and the entire electorate of the nation, I – President of the Socialist Republic of Việt Nam – solemnly swear: To remain absolutely loyal to the Fatherland, the people, and the Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Việt Nam, and to strive and make every effort to fulfill the duties entrusted by the Party, the State, and the people.”
National Assembly Chairman Trần Thanh Mẫn affirmed the NA’s acknowledgment of President Tô Lâm’s oath. In his inaugural address, President Tô Lâm expressed deep awareness of the great responsibility before the Party, the State, and the people. He pledged to seriously and fully perform the duties and powers of the President as defined by the Constitution, actively fulfill the country’s internal, external, defense, and security tasks, and promote the highest spirit of “self-reliance, self-confidence, self-strength, self-resilience, and national pride.”
The President committed to implementing all Party policies and guidelines, starting with the Resolution of the 13th National Congress of the Party, aiming to achieve the country’s centennial goals and the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Democratic Republic of Việt Nam, now the Socialist Republic of Việt Nam, to transform the country into a developed, high-income nation oriented towards socialism.
He emphasized the innovative application and development of Marxism-Leninism, Hồ Chí Minh’s thoughts, and the Party’s reform policy, prioritizing national independence, sovereignty, unity, territorial integrity, and the well-being of the people. President Tô Lâm pledged to closely coordinate with relevant agencies to effectively build and perfect the legal system and establish a socialist law-governed State of the people, by the people, and for the people.
The President aims to create a modern, efficient, and advanced national governance system, a professional and legal administrative and judicial system, and to sign international treaties on behalf of the State. He will focus on building and promoting the strength of the great national unity bloc, achieving social progress and justice, improving the quality of life, and leading patriotic emulation movements linked to Hồ Chí Minh’s thoughts, morality, and style.
He expressed confidence that with unity between the Party and the people, the country will further prosper and remain steadfast on the path to socialism, realizing President Hồ Chí Minh’s vision.
Tô Lâm, born in May 1957 in Hưng Yên province, has served as a Politburo member for two terms (12th and 13th). He was deputy minister of public security from 2010 to 2016 and has been serving as minister since 2016 until his election as President.
