Hanoi representative speaks at the session (Photo: VNA)After the voting results were announced, 455 out of 456 deputies present at the sitting, or 94.79 percent of the total number of legislators, approved a resolution on the electionof the new vice chairmen.
Under the resolution, Tran ThanhMan, Politburo member and President of the Vietnam Fatherland FrontCentral Committee; Nguyen DucHai, member of the Party Central Committee and head of the NA’sFinance and Budget Committee; and Nguyen Khac Dinh, member of the Party CentralCommittee and Secretary of the Party Committee of central Khanh Hoa province,have become new Vice Chairmen of the NA.
In the morning, the legislator also discussed a report onthe State Audit of Vietnam Office (SAV)’s performance in the 2016-2021 tenure.
According to the report, in the past five years, the SAV showedstrong performance, contributing to anti-corruption activities.
The agency proposed financial settlements worth 353.73 trillion VND, whilehanding over 20 cases with signs of law violations to the Investigation PoliceAgency for investigation, reporting two cases to the Prime Ministers, providing498 documents to relevant agencies for clarification, and recommending theadjustments, replacement, cancellation and supplementation of 786 legaldocuments.
In the afternoon, NA deputies gave opinions on the Government's proposal on increasing of the number of full-time membersof the Hanoi People’s Council in the 2021-2026 tenure from 18 to 19 as the citywill no longer have People’s Councils of ward in the next tenure.
Chairman of the NA Law Committee Hoang Thanh Tung said that as Hanoi ispiloting the model of urban administration with special finance-budget policiesand mechanisms, the proposal is suitable to the demand of the reality as wellas the special role and position of the capital city, helping it deal with theincreased workload of the administrative system at the city level.
Also in the afternoon, Party General Secretary and StatePresident Nguyen Phu Trong presented to the National Assembly a proposal onrelieving PrimeMinister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
NA deputies then discussed the proposal in groups.
The NA Standing Committee will report the discussion outcomes to thelegislature on April 2. The NA will then vote on relieving Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc from theposition.
Nguyen Xuan Phuc was elected as the Prime Minister for the 2016 – 2021 tenure atthe first session of the 14th National Assembly.
PM Phuc, born on July 20, 1954, was a member of the PoliticalBureau in 11th, 12th and 13th tenures, a member of the PartyCentral Committee in the 10th, 11th, 12th and 13th tenures, and a deputy tothe NationalAssembly in 11th, 13th and 14th tenures./.
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