Hanoi, Vietnam, April 7, 2026 (AFP) - Vietnam's To Lam consolidates power with presidential perch

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2026-04-07

Vietnam Communist Party boss To Lam was elected president by the National Assembly on Tuesday, capping his bid to centralise authority in a nation where senior cadres have traditionally governed collectively. In less than two years as party chief, the 68-year-old has swept aside rivals and transformed the country through an aggressive reform drive -- literally redrawing the map as he combined provinces and slashed bureaucracy. Lam has set an ambi......

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