Nghe An plans to take a vote of confidence for leaders and managers of agencies and units.

Pursuant to Regulation No. 96-QD/TW dated February 2, 2023 of the Politburo "on taking a vote of confidence for leadership and management positions and titles in the political system", the Standing Committee of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee issued a Plan to take a vote of confidence for officials holding leadership and management positions and titles of agencies and units in the political system.

According to the plan, a vote of confidence will be taken for officials holding leadership and management positions in agencies and units in the political system from provincial to district levels with affiliated units, including:

- Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee.

- Heads and deputy heads of the Provincial Party Committee's Party building committees, the Provincial Party Committee's Inspection Committee and the Provincial Party Committee Office; heads and deputy heads of departments, branches, sectors and equivalent levels; heads and deputy heads of the Fatherland Front and socio-political organizations at the provincial level, public service units directly under the Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial People's Committee.

- Secretary, deputy secretary of district party committees, city party committees, and town party committees.

- Taking a vote of confidence for positions elected or approved by the National Assembly and People's Councils at all levels is carried out in accordance with the provisions of the National Assembly.

The vote of confidence for each official position (including the case where one person holds multiple positions at the same time) must be taken in no more than two places in order of priority, including: In the highest-level Party Committee (subjects are members of the Party Committee's Standing Committee), the People's Council (subjects subject to the National Assembly's regulations) or the place where the official is working (for the remaining cases of officials).

Officials who have announced their resignation pending retirement or have been appointed or elected in the year of voting will not be subject to a vote of confidence.

About the time of taking the vote of confidence:

The vote of confidence is conducted periodically in the third year (mid-term year of party congresses at all levels), specifically as follows:

- Taking a vote of confidence for positions elected or approved by the National Assembly and People's Councils at all levels is carried out in accordance with the provisions of the National Assembly.

- Taking a vote of confidence for leadership positions at all levels of Party committees is conducted after taking a vote of confidence for positions elected by People's Councils at all levels.

- Taking a vote of confidence for other leadership and management positions and titles is conducted after the mid-term review of the first 6 months of the third year of the mid-term of the Party Congresses at all levels.

Party committees, party organizations, agencies and units are responsible for leading and organizing the implementation of the vote of confidence for the positions of cadres under their management; leading the vote of confidence and voting of confidence for the positions of cadres elected by the People's Councils of the same level; directing, inspecting and guiding subordinates in implementing the vote of confidence; synthesizing and reporting to the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee (through the Provincial Party Committee's Organization Committee) on the results of the vote of confidence for the positions of cadres under the management of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee before August 31, 2023.

District Party Committees, City Party Committees, Town Party Committees, and affiliated Party Committees; departments, branches, sectors; the Fatherland Front and socio-political organizations at the provincial level, when organizing conferences to collect votes of confidence, must invite cadres of the Provincial Party Committee's Party Building Committee, the Provincial Party Committee's Inspection Committee, the Provincial Party Committee Office and the organizations and cadres of the State agencies at the higher levels to directly attend and supervise the activities of the vote counting committee at the conference to collect votes of confidence.

The Party Delegation of the Provincial People's Council leads and directs the organization of the vote of confidence for positions according to the regulations of the National Assembly; synthesizes the results of the vote of confidence and reports to the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee and competent authorities according to regulations.

The Provincial Party Committee's Organizing Committee advises on the preparation of the content of the vote of confidence for members of the Provincial Party Committee's Standing Committee (at the Provincial Party Committee's Executive Committee meeting); synthesizes and reports the results of the vote of confidence for positions of cadres under the Central management of work in the locality and positions of cadres under the management of the Provincial Party Committee's Standing Committee; presides over and coordinates with the Provincial Party Committee's Inspection Committee and relevant agencies to guide, monitor and inspect the implementation of this Plan, and report to the Provincial Party Committee's Standing Committee.

The Provincial Party Committee Office presides over and coordinates with the Provincial Party Committee's Organizing Committee and relevant agencies to prepare documents and other relevant conditions to organize the Provincial Party Committee's Executive Committee Conference to vote on the confidence of the following positions: Provincial Party Committee Secretary, Deputy Provincial Party Committee Secretary, member of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee; Standing Committee member who is the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council, Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Member of the Provincial Party Committee Executive Committee; Provincial People's Council Delegate (if subject to regulations of the National Assembly).