Breakthrough in Party discipline and inspection work

The public handling of cadres in the Party and in society is a breakthrough in the Party's discipline and inspection work.

Speaking with VOV reporters, Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Trong Phuc, former Director of the Institute of Party History, Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, said: the benefits of handling and making public within the Party and the whole society are a breakthrough in the Party's work of enforcing discipline and supervising and inspecting.

Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Trong Phuc

PV:Sir, looking back at the 5th Central Conference that just took place, what is your assessment of the successes achieved by the Conference?

Mr. Nguyen Trong Phuc: The first important part is that the Central Committee discussed and decided to pass 3 Resolutions on the economy. This is the desire of the whole society to make Vietnam's economy break through, creating new momentum for development. I am interested in those 3 Resolutions, because they have dealt with and contributed to limiting the negative aspects of all 3 areas.

First, the Resolution on perfecting the socialist-oriented market economic institution. The socialist market economic institution must be perfected to be consistent with the rule of law state. This Resolution helps to address the relationship between economic policy, economic institutions and the role of political institutions and the rule of law state.

Second, the Resolution on continuing to restructure, innovate and improve the efficiency of state-owned enterprises, making them truly the backbone of the state economy and promoting the role and efficiency of the state economy. Many recent incidents, including the disciplinary action against officials at the Central Conference, are also related to state-owned enterprises. I hope that Vietnam's state-owned enterprises will truly play a leading role and escape from subsidies.

Third, the Resolution on developing the private economy into an important driving force of the socialist-oriented market economy. Continuing the viewpoint of the 12th Party Congress, identifying the private economy as an important driving force of the economy, the 5th Central Conference specifically promoted the private economy, which currently contributes nearly 40% of GDP. In my opinion, in a market economy, the private economy must be encouraged. Objectively, the private economy is still developing and will certainly make many contributions.

PV:At this conference, the Central Committee discussed and evaluated the leadership work of the Politburo and the Secretariat in 2016, but it was linked to the implementation of Resolution 4 of the 12th Central Committee. What do you think about the Central Committee's discussion and decision on cadre discipline?

Mr. Nguyen Trong Phuc: The 5th Central Conference's assessment of the entire leadership work of the Politburo and Secretariat in 2016, but associated with the implementation of Resolution 4 of the 12th Central Committee, is a new point in the working regulations and leadership and direction of the Central Committee and Politburo, from which to discuss and decide on disciplining officials.

The decision of the 5th Central Conference to discipline cadres demonstrates: the strictness of discipline and order in the Party and its association with state law in the conditions of a rule-of-law state; the educational, deterrent, and preventive nature; the constructive nature of discipline to contribute to building and rectifying a clean and strong Party.

Through discipline, former and current leaders and managers must clearly see their responsibilities to the Party, the country and the people. Through discipline, create a correct awareness of the role of discipline to make the Party stronger in terms of qualifications, capacity, thinking, leadership organization and fighting strength.

At the same time, through discipline, we contribute to solidarity within the Party. Discipline is not to punish or suppress our comrades, but to create a direction for people to correct their mistakes and shortcomings.

In my opinion, those are the things that have been done in handling cadres and making them public in the Party and in the whole society, which have had positive effects and are also a breakthrough in the Party's work of enforcing discipline and supervising and inspecting.

PV: CIt can be seen that this Central Conference discusses many important contents. What are your expectations from the Resolutions of the 5th Central Conference?

Mr. Nguyen Trong Phuc: The Resolutions were issued with high consensus in the Central Committee. The Politburo has self-criticized and reviewed Party building and economic issues. The two issues of economy and Party building are closely related. Therefore, in the coming time, the entire Party and people hope for the implementation, how to bring those three important Resolutions into life.

Here, we should not understand the implementation of the Resolution by convening for study, sending cadres to introduce the content of the Resolution and how many issues it has. That is necessary but not the most important thing, as we have always done. Each locality and each sector must thoroughly grasp the viewpoints in the Resolution, focus on directing strongly, then the Resolutions will certainly be quickly realized.

Regarding Party building and rectification, it is clear that we must further strengthen the work of inspection, supervision and enforcement of Party discipline. The local Party organization must be the subject of inspection to have weight and effectiveness, not outsourcing inspection and supervision to inspection and auditing agencies. I have high expectations for the decisions of the 5th Central Conference, but we must act. Act within the Party and within the government to realize the great ideas of the 5th Central Conference./.

PV:Thank you very much./.

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