Vietnam president quits after just over year in office
Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong has resigned after a little more than a year in the job, according to a statement released by the Communist Party.
His resignation takes place amid an intense anti-corruption campaign that has hit the highest echelons of the party.
The party’s Central Committee approved his resignation, saying in a statement on Wednesday that Thuong had violated party rules, which had “left a bad mark on the reputation of the Communist party”.
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He was the youngest president since modern day Vietnam emerged from war in the mid-1970s.
The position of president in Vietnam is largely ceremonial and ranks third in the country’s political hierarchy.
