Upholding great national unity bloc is key solution to bring nation into new era: Top leader

General Secretary and President To Lam made the above statement while addressing the 10th National Congress of the VFF in Ha Noi on October 17.

The congress also saw the attendance of Politburo members: Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man, and Permanent member of the Party Central Committee's Secretariat Luong Cuong, among others.

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.

The top leader said over the past 94 years, the VFF has grown stronger, affirming its role and mission in promoting the national tradition and the strength of great national unity.

It 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.

Basically agreeing with the orientations, goals, and the action plan for the next tenure stated in the congress' political report, the General Secretary and State President pointed to the need to reach consensus on the position and special significance of the great national solidarity bloc as well as the urgent requirement and top priority to reinforce and promote it under the leadership of the Party.

This is one of the key solutions to bring the nation into the new era, he stressed.

The leader said that in the current period, the Front should strongly perform its key role and coordination with its member organizations to unite all classes and outstanding individuals, promoting the vanguard role of the working class, awakening the great potential of the peasants, intellectuals, and workers, ensuring high a consensus in perception, ideology and action, firmly adhering to the socialist goals and ideology, proactively carrying out people diplomacy activities, resolutely protecting national independence and sovereignty, and political and social stability, and building an increasingly prosperous and happy country.

He reminded the Front and its member organizations to show stronger performance in communications and education to make sure that all people understand, support, and implement the orientations and policy and laws of the Party and the State, clearly recognizing the plots and tricks of hostile and reactionary forces to distort, drive a wedge into, and undermine the great national solidarity bloc.

The Front must be the nucleus in protecting the Party's ideological foundation and fighting against erroneous and hostile viewpoints, he added.

The leader said the highest goal is to serve people, urging the VFF and its member organizations to work harder to improve their living standards, particularly those of ethnic minorities and residents in remote, border, and island areas, former revolutionary bases, strategic regions, and areas with large religious populations.

The VFF and its member organizations should raise initiatives to all-level Party Committees and authorities, while mobilizing donations in support of disadvantaged and vulnerable groups, ensuring that no one is left behind, To continued.

They were also asked to coordinate with all-level authorities to effectively address pressing social issues at the grassroots level, serving as a reliable pillar of people, conveying their concerns to Party Committees and authorities.

The top leader said the VFF should fulfill its role in negotiations and coordinate with its member organizations in social supervision and criticism, especially on matters of national interests and public welfare.

He asked them to play a more active role in encouraging the public to engage in the fight against wastefulness, corruption, and other negative phenomena, firstly in the efforts to ensure the success of the elections of the 16th NA and all-people People's Councils for the 2026-2031 term.

The leader urged the VFF to revamp its operations, diversify mobilization forms, and promote the role of scientists, experts, outstanding individuals, and overseas Vietnamese in national development, and requested all-level Party Committees and authorities to continue their coordination with the Front in serving the people.

According to a report highlighting the VFF's major activities, in the previous term, the front work continued to achieve significant and comprehensive results; the national great unity bloc was maintained, and the deep-rooted relationship and trust between the people and the Party and State were continuously strengthened.

Hundreds of trillions of Vietnamese dong was mobilized from various resources at home and abroad through the Vietnam Fatherland Front system to support the construction of charitable houses, assist the poor, provide disaster relief, and implement social security initiatives.

Over 20,000 opinions and petitions from voters and citizens were reflected in the sessions of the National Assembly; and nearly 86,000 social consultation meetings and more than 200,000 supervision sessions were organised at various levels.

For the 2024-2029 term, the congress set forth six action programs, including enhancing communications and mobilization efforts to gather people from all walks of life, strengthen social consensus, and promote the strength of the national great unity bloc./VNA./.