Do Van Chien re-elected President of Viet Nam Fatherland Front Central Committee

Do, aged 62, was re-elected on October 18 - the final working day of the 10th National Congress of the Viet Nam Fatherland Front (VFF).

Do is a member of the Political Bureau and a member of the Party Central Committee's Secretariat.

He had served as Vice Secretary of the Tuyen Quang provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the Tuyen Quang provincial People's Committee; Secretary of the Yen Bai provincial Party Committee; Vice Chairman and then Chairman of the Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs before being promoted to the role as President of the Central Committee of the Viet Nam Fatherland Front for the 2019-2024 tenure.

The three-day congress, themed "Solidarity-Democracy-Innovation-Creativity–Development", have brought together a total of 1,052 delegates representing various classes, ethnic groups, religions, armed forces, overseas Vietnamese, and VFF officials at all levels.

Over the past 94 years since its inception, the VFF has grown stronger, affirming its role and mission in promoting the national tradition and the strength of great national unity, said General Secretary and President To Lam.

The VFF has encouraged people to actively participate in patriotic movements, harnessing resources and creativity, and contributing to the successful implementation of the country's strategic tasks throughout historical periods, he said.

To Lam acknowledged and lauded the performance of VFF Committees at all levels and commended people from all strata of society for their strong spirit of patriotism and solidarity, response, support and efforts in implementing the Party's guidelines and the State's policies and laws, significantly contributing the country's important and turning-point achievements over the past years.

The leader underscored that it is the responsibility of the whole Party, people, and army, with the VFF playing the core role, to strongly inspire patriotism, the desire to make contributions, the spirit of self-reliance and confidence, as well as national pride, promoting the great strength from the great national solidarity bloc and combining the national strength with that of the era, thus fulfilling all targets./.