Streamlining political system apparatus-imperative for life
VGP - Streamlining the apparatus of the political system has become an imperative for life and it has been concretized in a drastic manner to improve efficiency as Viet Nam is on the threshold of new era – the era of the nation's rise.
In early November last year, General Secretary To Lam released an article calling for a "revolution" in streamlining the apparatus of the political system.
The article, with less than 3,000 words, highlighted the current situation of Viet Nam's political system which features cumbersome and multi-layered apparatus, leading to overlapping functions and hindering national development process.
Maintaining such an apparatus requires huge costs and reduces room for allocating financial resources for other important tasks, including ensuring national defense and security and improving people's life.
General Secretary To Lam pointed out that delays in streamlining and rearranging the apparatus of the political system have resulted in serious consequences, notably many guidelines and policies of the Party have slowly been realized or not implemented.
The Party leader requested the serious and comprehensive review of seven-year implementation of the Resolution No. 18 on continued reform and rearrangement of the apparatus of the political system adopted at the 6the plenum of the 12th Party Central Committee.
Based on the review outcomes, authorities at all levels have to put forward solutions to reform and rearrange the apparatus of the political system to the Politburo and the Party Central Committee for consideration and approval.
Building a hybrid, strong and efficient political system will be the basis and prerequisite for Viet Nam to enter a new period of development. That is why this revolution has been initiated and implemented drastically.
General Secretary To Lam is promoting "urgent and fundamental changes" in Viet Nam's State and Party institutions by calling for a revolution in rearranging and streamlining the political system, Australia's prestigious professor Carlyle Thayer told VGP in a recent interview.
General Secretary To Lam clearly sees that if Viet Nam continues on its present course it will have great difficulty achieving the objectives of the 13th national party congress to become a developed country with a high income by 2045. Business as usual is not an option.
The process of revolutionizing Viet Nam's State and Party structure will likely be disruptive because of the magnitude of change and the swiftness in which it is being carried out. Unexpected difficulties will arise such as finding employment or paying compensation for those who lose their jobs. However, large-scale institutional change should lead to greater efficiency and an increase in productivity with the passage of time./.
