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Vietnam’s Parliament Approves New Prime Minister 越南国会通过阮春福出任新总理
Vietnamese lawmakers approved Nguyen Xuan Phuc as the country’s new prime minister Thursday.
Phuc was the only candidate for the position. He was chosen at the Vietnamese Communist Party’s congress three months ago.
Vietnam’s parliament is not independent. Its members vote as the country’s leaders direct them to. These kinds of legislatures are often called “rubber-stamp” parliaments.
As Phuc took office, he said “before the flag of the motherland, before the assembly, in front of the people of Vietnam, I swear to have the utmost loyalty1 to the country, the people and the constitution of the Socialist2 Republic of Vietnam.
He added, “I promise to try my best to fulfill3 the responsibilities and missions given to me by the Party, the government and the people.”
Nguyen Xuan Phuc is 61 years old. He formerly4 served as Vietnam’s deputy prime minister.
He follows Nguyen Tan Dung, who was prime minister for ten years. Dung enacted5 a series of measures that led to an increase in foreign investment in Vietnam. He also strengthened Vietnam’s relationship with the United States. And he publicly criticized China’s attempts to claim much of the South China Sea.
During Dung’s years as prime minister, Vietnam’s debt increased sharply, and he was not able to end widespread corruption6. And inefficiency7 remained a problem at state-operated businesses.
Nguyen Xuan Phuc is now one of the country’s three main leaders. The other two are the Communist Party’s Secretary-General, Nguyen Phu Trong, and President Tran Dai Quang.
Tran was elected to the largely ceremonial position of president last week. In January, during the party meeting, Trong beat back Nguyen Tan Dung for a seat on the party’s ruling Politburo.
Words in This Story
rubber-stamp – n. a person or organization that automatically approves everything that someone does or decides
utmost - adj. greatest or highest in degree, number or amount
mission – n. a task or job that someone is given to do
inefficiency – n. the lack of ability to do something or produce something without wasting materials, time or energy; the quality or state of being inefficient; not efficient
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vt.履行,实现,完成;满足,使满意 | |
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adv.从前,以前 | |
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n.腐败,堕落,贪污 | |
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n.无效率,无能;无效率事例 | |
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