The newly elected delegates are expected to confirm leaders tapped by senior cadres at the party’s twice-a-decade congress in January.
While Lam was maintained as general secretary, the party did not publicly announce the other main “pillars” of Vietnam’s collective leadership structure.
Lam has implemented dramatic changes in nearly two years at the helm, slashing bureaucratic red tape and pushing major infrastructure investments as he aims to boost economic growth.
He called on lawmakers to adopt a “development-oriented approach” in a speech to the National Assembly on Monday, urging them to speed up decision-making and eliminate “bottlenecks”.
“The nation that proactively implements strategic reforms, promptly reforms its institutions, unleashes creativity, mobilises the resources of its entire population, and seizes new opportunities will rise and develop,” he said.
Lam would be the first leader to have secured the top two jobs at a party congress, rather than stepping in following an officeholder’s death.
The prime minister will also be confirmed by lawmakers’ votes.
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