Improving the effectiveness of internal political protection work in the current situation

Internal political protection work is an important part of Party building work; it is an activity to protect the Party Platform, the Party Charter, the Constitution and laws of our State, the solidarity and unity within the Party, the purity and strength of the organization, cadres and Party members. Since the Party was founded, internal political protection work has become an indispensable part of Party building and rectification work, related to the survival of our Party, the survival of the regime; it is the responsibility of the entire political system, first of all of the Party committees, Party organizations and each cadre and Party member.

Throughout its history, our Party has always paid special attention to the work of protecting internal politics, aiming to build and rectify a clean and strong Party, lead our country and people to overcome all difficulties and challenges, successfully carry out the revolutionary cause of national liberation, national reunification, and firmly build and protect the socialist Fatherland of Vietnam.

In recent times, the work of internal political protection has been paid great attention to by the Standing Committee of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee, led, directed and effectively implemented, gradually becoming an important and regular task, contributing significantly to the work of Party building and rectification, promoting the self-awareness and exemplary role of cadres and Party members, especially the pioneering and exemplary role of leaders. Contributing to restraining and preventing the degradation of political ideology, ethics, lifestyle, manifestations of "self-evolution" and "self-transformation" within the Party, actively protecting the Party's ideological foundation, fighting against erroneous and hostile viewpoints, strengthening the people's trust in the Party, the State and the regime.

The system of documents regulating internal political protection work is issued in accordance with the requirements of tasks in the new situation, in sync with documents on corruption prevention and control, negativity, inspection and supervision in particular, and Party building and rectification work in general. On February 8, 2022, the Politburo issued Regulation No. 58-QD/TW "Some issues on internal political protection of the Party", on that basis, the Central Organizing Committee issued Instruction No. 01-HD/BTCTW dated August 5, 2022. This is an important basis for each cadre and party member to raise awareness, self-reflect, promote self-cultivation, practice political mettle, qualities, and revolutionary ethics, helping party committees, party organizations, agencies, and localities to raise their responsibility, vigilance, and ability to identify current political issues, contributing effectively to the work of inspection, supervision, and management of cadres and party members.

On that basis, the Provincial Party Committee's Organizing Committee, the agency directly advising the Provincial Party Committee's Standing Committee on internal political protection work, has promptly, together with Party committees and Party organizations at all levels, seriously disseminated and synchronously deployed many policies and solutions to concretize the Central and Provincial Party Committee's directives on internal political protection work, ensuring strict, unified and synchronous implementation in the political system. Strengthening political and ideological education, cadre and Party member management in conjunction with the implementation of the Central Committee's directives, resolutions and conclusions on Party building and rectification work. Conducting self-criticism and criticism, "self-examination", "self-correction" to review, identify more clearly and propose measures to prevent and repel signs of degradation in political ideology, ethics, lifestyle, and manifestations of "self-evolution" and "self-transformation" within the Party.

The work of examining, verifying, assessing and concluding the political standards of cadres and party members is carried out seriously, cautiously, thoroughly and in accordance with regulations by Party committees at all levels to serve the work of cadres. In the first 6 months of 2024, competent Party committees have verified and assessed the political standards of more than 2,367 people who have applied for admission to the Party; as of August 31, 2024, the Provincial Party Committee's Organizing Committee has consulted, reviewed, assessed and commented on 90 cases of cadres serving cadre work according to regulations. The management and storage of cadre records after assessment and conclusion are carried out in a systematic and in accordance with regulations, and 1,050 records/450 cadres with political standards assessment content have been arranged.

Steering Committee 35 at all levels has fought and prevented hundreds of subjects with propaganda activities that distort, antagonize, and sabotage the Party, the State, and the regime; thousands of websites with bad and toxic content; neutralized and removed hundreds of videos and news articles with bad and toxic content; handled violations of many social networking sites, built a healthy and orthodox information environment; fostered and improved ideological awareness and political capacity as well as contributed to effectively preventing manifestations and deviant, degenerate, and potentially corrupt thoughts among cadres and party members. The work of preventing and combating corruption, negativity, and waste has achieved many important results, resolutely and strictly handling violations of cadres and party members according to the regulations of the Party and the State, affirming the determination to "relentlessly, without rest, without forbidden areas, without exceptions", which is an important condition and premise for doing a good job of protecting internal politics.

The work of inspecting and supervising Party committees, Party organizations, and grassroots authorities has been focused on and strengthened, especially in places with long-standing conflicts and disunity; places where there are still complicated disputes and complaints, potentially creating "hot spots" of security and order. Resolutely resolve complicated internal issues, complaints, denunciations, disputes, strikes, and work stoppages. Strictly handle cadres and Party members who show signs of degradation in political ideology, ethics, lifestyle, "self-evolution", "self-transformation". Strengthen inspection and supervision of internal political protection work in a number of Party committees and subordinate Party organizations.

However, the work of internal political protection still has limitations and shortcomings. The awareness, consciousness and responsibility of the requirements and tasks of internal political protection in the new situation of a number of Party committees and organizations, especially the leaders, are not complete, profound and comprehensive. The work of grasping the situation and updating information on internal politics, especially current political issues of cadres and Party members at some grassroots Party committees has not received due attention and is not very effective; the work of coordinating the implementation of internal political protection tasks between functional agencies is sometimes not regular. The work of examining, verifying, evaluating and concluding political standards is sometimes lacking in strictness and confusion. The work of propagating, disseminating and organizing the implementation of regulations on protecting Party and State secrets of a number of Party committees, organizations, cadres and Party members is not complete, timely, still has loopholes and lacks vigilance.

To do a good job of protecting internal politics in the coming time, especially preparing for Party congresses at all levels for the 2025-2030 term, towards the 14th National Party Congress; election of National Assembly deputies and People's Councils at all levels for the 2026-2031 term, it is necessary to determine:

The first, the work of protecting internal politics must always be under the direct and comprehensive leadership of the Party in all aspects, closely following the political tasks in each period, in which the task of protecting internal politics must be linked with the organization of the implementation of Conclusion No. 21-KL/TW dated October 25, 2021 of the Central Executive Committee (13th tenure); directly contributing to improving the effectiveness of Party building and rectification work, ensuring the prestige, position and leadership role of the Party in the political system and the whole society.

Monday, the work of preventing internal political issues, especially current politics, must be focused on, carried out regularly and continuously, placed in the overall aspect of internal political protection work, taking prevention, containment and elimination of risks from the root as the basic task.

Tuesday, prevent and fight to defeat all plots, tricks and sabotage activities of hostile forces, considering this an important and regular task in protecting internal politics. Proactively identify and classify objects, neutralize them early and from afar, determine strategies, tactics, content, forms and methods of struggle in accordance with political requirements and actual situations.

Wednesday, well implement the work of reviewing, examining, verifying, and assessing the political standards of cadres and party members with the motto "not allowing people who do not meet political standards to enter the Party Committee, leadership, and management; preventing and repelling degradation in political ideology, ethics, lifestyle, "self-evolution", "self-transformation" within the Party, and violating what party members are not allowed to do".

Thursday, strengthen the management of press, media and social network activities, ensure network safety and security, and strictly handle violations. Promote the use of propaganda, dialogue, influence, and persuasion methods, and do a good job of orienting public opinion, with focus and key points.