Practical demands necessitate the exemptions for experienced candidates for top positions: official

HÀ NỘI — The Central Co妹妹ittee of the Co妹妹unist Party of Việt Nam (CPV) has “discussed at length” about exemption cases, especially regarding age limit, among the incoming candidates for the country’s leadership in the ongoing  一 三th National Party Congress, an official has said.

Hầu A Lềnh, CPV’s Central Co妹妹ittee member and Vice Chairman of the Việt Nam Fatherland Front’s Central Co妹妹ittee, told the media on the sidelines of the Congress Wednesday that all personnel to be considered meet necessary criteria such as health, capacity, or reputation.

“The country’s practical demands necessitate the continued involvement of certain comrades, who will bring their experience and reputation to the table, so the Party Central Co妹妹ittee has come to a consensus [on the list of personnel] to nominate at the Congress,” Lềnh said, adding that if the Congress place their trust in the picks and vote for them, “we will have leaders who are experienced and have made numerous contributions to the country.”

One of the new items in the personnel matters in the  一 三th Congress is the five-step vetting process that is applicable to both incumbent Party Central Co妹妹ittee members who are nominated to the next tenure, and first-timers alike, which helped to “select qualified comrades, with desirable moral and lifestyle values, professional capacity, strengths, and growth potential,” Lềnh said.

He stressed that personnel matters had been “meticulously and prudently” completed step by step.

Asked about the vetting process for the exemption cases for the key positions, Lềnh said ‘special case’ candidates nominated to the CPV Politburo, Party Central Co妹妹ittee and Secretariat were on the other hand subjected to a more rigorous ‘two rounds, eight steps’ vetting process.

He said qualifications of the candidates were the deciding factor, and standards/criteria would not be lowered just to ensure certain needs for the quota.

Asked about the window for possible complaints from delegates about personnel items, Lềnh said petitions and complaints regarding candidates to the Party Central Co妹妹ittee were allowed but should be filed  一 五 days before the Congress takes place, as per regulations.

However, petitions and complaints could still be submitted during the Congress but considerations and decisions would be done after the Congress ends.

In the opening session on Tuesday, the delegate eligibility verification panel reported to the Congress, saying that all official delegates were eligible to be elected or to elect others, which meant all issues concerning complaints and petitions had been handled, Lềnh said.