When the Party's will matches the people's will

Mr. Nguyen Duc Ha, former Head of the Department of Basic Affairs, Central Organization Committee, shared with the Government Electronic Newspaper about this important article. According to Mr. Ha, in the article, General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong comprehensively and deeply analyzed the position, significance and importance of the personnel work of the 13th National Party Congress; clearly stated the requirements that must be done; the content, methods, processes, ways of implementation and the responsibility of the entire political system for this particularly important issue.

Mr. Nguyen Duc Ha emphasized that our country's revolutionary practice has proven that, in any revolutionary stage, in any field or locality, cadre work always plays a decisive role and always holds the "key" position of the "key" task, is the vital link in all activities of the Party and determines the success or failure of the revolution, as Uncle Ho taught: "Cadres are the root of all work, all success or failure depends on good or bad cadres".

The General Secretary and President pointed out: Talking about personnel preparation for the 13th National Party Congress means talking about personnel preparation for the Central Executive Committee, the Politburo, the Secretariat and key leadership positions of the Party and State for the 2021-2026 term. This is an extremely important issue, which has a decisive significance for the fate of the Party and the sustainable development of the country in the coming years.

Regarding the significance and importance of personnel preparation for the 13th National Party Congress, the General Secretary and President emphasized: The 13th National Party Congress takes place at a very important time, a milestone that will guide the future, encourage the entire Party, people and army to continue promoting the renovation process, building a rich, strong, democratic, equitable and civilized country. This is an especially important task, related to the survival of the Party, the survival of the regime and the rapid and sustainable development of the country. He reminded us to deeply understand that the success of Party congresses at all levels is a premise and a solid foundation to ensure the success of the 13th National Party Congress.

Therefore, to prepare and successfully organize the 13th National Party Congress, it is necessary to prepare and organize well the Party Congresses at all levels, because "if the lower level is strong, then the upper level will be stable". On the other hand, the Party Congresses at all levels are not only responsible for preparing well the documents and personnel of the next term's Party Committee, but also have to prepare and organize well the selection and election of delegates to attend the Party Congress at higher levels, because the quality of the delegates is decisive to the quality and results of the Congress, because most of the delegates to the 13th National Party Congress are elected by the Congresses of Party Committees directly under the Central Committee.

Regarding the construction of the 13th Central Executive Committee, the General Secretary and President stated: In the process of leading the revolution, our Party has always affirmed that personnel work must originate from the political line and serve political tasks. Therefore, the 13th Central Executive Committee needs to have a reasonable number and structure to ensure the comprehensive leadership of the Party, but must be based on ensuring standards, not lowering standards because of structure; it is not necessary for every sector or locality to have people participating in the Central Executive Committee. In the relationship between quantity and quality, quality must be the main thing; in the relationship between virtue and talent, virtue must be the root, as Uncle Ho taught, because "one heart is worth three talents".

Therefore, the General Secretary and President requested: The selection and introduction of personnel to be elected to the 13th Central Executive Committee must be cadres with strong political will; moral qualities, pure lifestyle; intelligence, innovative thinking and strategic vision, truly loyal to the Party, to the Fatherland, to the people, always putting the interests of the Party, the country and the people first and foremost.

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This is not only the task of the Personnel Subcommittee, the Politburo, the Secretariat, and the Central Executive Committee, but also the responsibility of the entire political system and of each cadre and party member, especially leaders at all levels. Therefore, the General Secretary and President requires each locality, each level, each sector, and each agency and unit to wholeheartedly take care of the common work.

To prepare well for the personnel work of the 13th National Party Congress, the General Secretary and President emphasized: Personnel work is extremely important, but also difficult, complicated and very sensitive, because it is related to people, and people are the sum of social relationships. Therefore, personnel work must be carried out according to a strict, methodical, scientific process, ensuring democracy, objectivity, impartiality, openness, transparency and starting from the common interest.

The evaluation, selection and introduction of personnel must take the political qualities, ethics, lifestyle, standards, work efficiency and prestige of the cadres as the main measure. It is necessary to choose the right person, assign the right job, arrange the right place and create a "team" that is truly compatible, united and unified so that everyone can complement and support each other, building a clean and strong collective, because each person has strengths and weaknesses, because "no one is perfect" as our ancestors have summarized.

Therefore, Party committees, Party organizations, leaders, and staff agencies on personnel organization must uphold a sense of responsibility, must be truly fair, objective, and have a "discerning" eye, so as to "not mistake chickens for hawks", "not see red as ripe" and not let "the appearance on the outside cover up the sloppiness on the inside", because now there are also very clever people, they are very good at covering up. The General Secretary and President also reminded that we must absolutely not be simple, arbitrary, unprincipled, subjective and willful in the style of "love makes good, hate makes bad" or "crabs rely on their claws, fish rely on their fins". In particular, we must resolutely not let unworthy people, those who do not meet the standards, those who are corrupt, negative, or have "group interests" into the Central Executive Committee, because if we let those who are involved in corruption, whose revolutionary qualities and Party membership are no longer there, be arranged into the Party's leadership bodies, it will lead to unpredictable disasters, creating opportunities for them to harm the country and the people even more.

The General Secretary and President also requested that Party committees and organizations at all levels be clear-sighted, impartial, objective and attentive so as not to miss out on truly virtuous, talented and highly trusted people in the Party and the people to participate in the Central Executive Committee.

According to Mr. Nguyen Duc Ha, in the article, the General Secretary and President paid special attention to the process and method; each step, each stage, each phase and each task must be carried out carefully, firmly, scientifically, methodically, and each step must be done with certainty; the personnel of the Central Executive Committee must be prepared first, the personnel of the Politburo and the Secretariat must be prepared later, and finally the personnel of key leadership positions of the Party and State must be prepared.

Mr. Nguyen Duc Ha affirmed that the article by General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong is not only the thoughts, concerns, enthusiasm and responsibility of the head of the Party and State, but also the consistent guiding ideology of the Central Executive Committee, the Politburo, the Secretariat, and at the same time, accurately reflects the thoughts, aspirations and expectations of cadres, party members and people. With that spirit, the 13th National Congress of the Party will certainly be a great success, worthy of the trust and expectations of the entire Party and people.