Vice State President, Chief Justice of Supreme People’s Court, Prosecutor General of Supreme People’s Procuracy elected

With 483 deputies voting yes, or 96.79 percent of the total number of lawmakers, the legislature approved the resolution on the election Vo Thi Anh Xuan, member of the 13th Party Central Committee and Vice State President in the 2016-2021 tenure (since April 2021), as Vice State President in the 2021-2026 tenure.

NA leaders congratulate the new Vice State President, Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court and Prosecutor General of the Supreme People’s Procuracy (Photo: VNA)

As many as 480 deputies, or 96.19 percent of the total number of legislators, voted for the resolution on the election of Nguyen Hoa Binh, Politburo member, Secretary of the 13th Party Central Committee, Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court in the 2016-2021 tenure and deputy of the 15th legislature, as Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court in the 2021-2026 tenure.

With 480 approval votes, accounting for 96.19 percent of the total number of NA deputies, the legislature also ratified the resolution on the election of Le Minh Tri, member of the 13th Party Central Committee, Prosecutor General of the Supreme People’s Procuracy in the 2016-2021 tenure, deputy of the 15th NA, as Prosecutor General of the Supreme People’s Procuracy in the 2021-2026 tenure.

The abovesaid Resolutions took effect right after they were approved by the NA.

Earlier, the NA Standing Committee reported the outcomes of discussions in groups about the list of candidates for these positions. The list was later adopted by electronic voting.

The legislature then elected the Vice State President, Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court and Prosecutor General of the Supreme People’s Procuracy by secret ballots.