Newly-elected Chairman of the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue takes the oath of office. (Source: VNA) |
Hanoi (VNA) – Newly-elected Chairman of the National Assembly
Vuong Dinh Hue took the oath of office right after he was elected to the post in
March 31 morning.
Hue, who is Politburo member and Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee, was
elected as Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) and the National Election
Council (NEC) at the 11th sitting of the 14th legislature, winning approval
votes of all 473 deputies present at the sitting, or 98.54 percent of the total
number of NA deputies.
Addressing the legislature, Hue thanked the NA for electing him as Chairman of
the NA and pledged absolute loyalty to the Fatherland, the people and the
Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
He also committed to doing his utmost to fulfil the tasks assigned by the Party,
State and people.
“As the Chairman of the National Assembly, I promise to try my best, together
with the NA Standing Committee, NA agencies, NA Standing Committee agencies, and
NA deputies, to inherit and promote the good tradition and great achievements of
the NA in the past tenures, continue reforming methods, enhance the quality and
efficiency of the NA’s operations for the supreme target of serving the nation’s
interests and for the people’s happiness,” Hue stressed.
As the Chairman of the NEC, Hue pledged that he will work with the council’s
members to seriously perform the council’s functions, missions and power as
stipulated by law, and successfully organise the elections to elect competent
deputies who are able to represent the people’s will, aspirations and right to
mastery in the legislative body and the People’s Councils at all levels in the
next term.
He also thanked former NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan and other predecessors
for their important contributions to the legislature’s operation and the
enhancement of the Vietnamese NA’s position on the international arena./.
VNA