New term personnel: Reduce the number of provincial and district level committee members

The number of Executive Committee members and Standing Committee members of the new term is reduced by about 5% of the number of provincial and district-level Party Committee members compared to the maximum number determined by the Central Committee for the 2015-2020 term in the spirit of Central Resolutions 6 and 7 (term XII); it is not necessary for every locality, department, or branch to have members participating in the Party Committee;...

Comrade Nguyen Thanh Binh - Member of the Party Central Committee, Permanent Deputy Head of the Central Organizing Committee. Photo: vnexpress.net

General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong signed and issued Directive No. 35-CT/TW, dated May 30, 2019 of the 12th Politburo on Party Congresses at all levels towards the 13th National Congress of the Party. On this occasion, Comrade Nguyen Thanh Binh - Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Head of the Central Organizing Committee had an interview with the press to clarify the contents of the Directive.

Continue to implement the Party Committee Secretary model

concurrently Chairman of the People's Council

PV: The issuance of Directive No. 35-CT/TW of the 12th Politburo is the basis for all levels and sectors to successfully hold Party Congresses at all levels. Could you please tell us which contents of Directive No. 35-CT/TW inherit from Directive No. 36-CT/TW of the 11th Politburo, which contents have been revised and supplemented, and which contents have been newly regulated?

Mr. Nguyen Thanh Binh:Directive No. 35-CT/TW inherits four relevant contents in Directive No. 36-CT/TW of the 11th Politburo and was proposed by the majority of localities, agencies and units.

The first,Regarding the regulations on renewing Party Committee members, this directive continues to implement the policy of Party Committees at all levels renewing no less than 1/3 of the total number of Party Committee members each term and implementing the three-age structure in Party Committees, Party Committee Standing Committees and striving for three age groups in the Standing Committee of Party Committees.

Monday,Continue to implement the model of Party Secretary concurrently being Chairman of People's Council, Party Secretary concurrently being Chairman of People's Committee at district and commune levels in places with sufficient conditions.

Tuesday,On the time to calculate the age of participation in Party committees and authorities: Grassroots level, April 2020; direct superiors of the grassroots level, June 2020; levels directly under the Central Government, September 2020. Time to calculate the age of participation in leadership positions of People's Councils, People's Committees, and National Assembly delegations, May 2021.

Wednesday,Regarding the age of first-time participation and re-election of Party committees, authorities, the Fatherland Front and socio-political organizations, those participating for the first time in Party committees, authorities, the Fatherland Front and socio-political organizations in general must be of working age for at least 2 terms, at least 1 full term.

Those who are nominated for re-election to the Party Committee, government, Fatherland Front and socio-political organizations in general must be of working age for a full term, and must still be of working age for at least half of a term (30 months) or more at the time of calculating the age to participate in the Party Committee at each level and the government, Fatherland Front and socio-political organizations at the time of election.

Pilot congress to directly elect Party Secretary

Directive 35 inherited and adjusted 3 contents of Directive 36 and was proposed by the majority of localities, agencies and units.

The first,Regarding the implementation of the policy of the Provincial and District Party Committee Secretaries and the leadership positions of some sectors who are not local people: To implement the Resolution of the 7th Central Committee (12th tenure) according to a suitable roadmap, the Politburo leads and directs the implementation of the policy of arranging the Provincial Party Committee Secretaries who are not local people according to a roadmap, suitable to the characteristics and specific situation and meeting the requirements of performing the political tasks of each locality; the Provincial Party Committees proactively develop plans to basically complete at the district level by 2025; encourage implementation for other positions.

Monday, on implementing the pilot policy of directly electing Party Committee Secretaries at congresses: Implement the pilot policy of electing Party Committee Secretaries at congresses in places where Party Committees are highly united and unified; the proposed personnel must be exemplary, possessing sufficient qualities, capacity, prestige, and the ability to meet requirements, tasks, and complete assigned tasks well; at the same time, must have the consent of the immediate superior Party Committee.

Tuesday, on the structure and number of delegates attending the congress: The determination of the structure and number of delegates to the Party Congress at all levels is carried out in the direction of maintaining the same number of delegates in the local bloc as in recent terms; at the same time, innovating the allocation method to ensure reasonable composition, structure, gender, and ethnicity; increasing the number of delegates in important sectors and fields to have 1 to 2 delegates (not counting ex-officio delegates) to further improve the quality of discussion, criticism, and contribution of opinions when deciding on major policies and guidelines of the Central and local governments.

Reduce the number of Party Committee members by about 5%.

Directive 35 inherits and supplements 4 contents of Directive 36 and concretizes the policies and resolutions of the 12th Central Committee in accordance with practical requirements.

Specifically on the number of Executive Committee members and Standing Committee members: Regulate the number of Party Committee members and Standing Committee members at all levels; at the same time, reduce the number of Party Committee members at the provincial and district levels by about 5% compared to the maximum number determined by the Central Committee for the 2015-2020 term in the spirit of Central Resolutions 6 and 7 (term XII).

Regarding personnel procedures, follow Regulation No. 105-QD/TW dated December 19, 2017 of the Politburo, instructions of competent Party committees and be specified to build new procedures for 2 subjects: Personnel joining the Party committee for the first time and personnel re-elected to the Party committee.

It is not necessary that every locality or department must have someone participating in the Party Committee.

Regarding the Party Committee structure by locality and field, implementing the policy, it is not necessary for every locality, department, or branch to have someone participating in the Party Committee; at the same time, it is necessary to unify regulations for a number of specific positions to have a Standing Committee structure, the remaining structures are decided by the Party Committee according to the requirements for performing political tasks and the ability of cadres to respond.

Regarding the proportion of female, young, and ethnic minority cadres in the Party Committee, strive to achieve a proportion of female Party Committee members of 15% or more and have female cadres in the Standing Committee; a proportion of young cadres (under 40 years old for provincial and district levels) of 10% or more; a proportion of Party Committee members who are ethnic minorities in accordance with the characteristics, ethnic structure, and specific conditions of each locality, agency, and unit.

Party committees at all levels, especially leaders, must be proactive and responsible in leading and directing the review and assessment to train, foster, arrange, and assign female cadres, young cadres, and ethnic minority cadres to positions with a structure to participate in the new Party committee; at the same time, have effective solutions to prepare cadre resources both in the short and long term.

PV:In the process of preparing and conducting Party Congresses at all levels, what are the most essential stages, steps and tasks, sir?

Mr. Nguyen Thanh Binh:In the process of preparing and conducting Party Congresses at all levels, the Politburo attaches importance to all stages and steps to fully implement the four contents of the congress: Summarizing the implementation of the Party Congress resolution for the 2015-2020 term and determining the directions, goals, tasks and solutions for the 2020-2025 term; discussing and contributing opinions to the draft documents of the 13th National Party Congress and documents of the directly superior Party Congress; electing the Party Executive Committee for the 2020-2025 term; and electing the delegation to attend the Party Congress at the higher level.

Inheritance, stability, innovation, creation and development

PV:To comprehensively prepare all aspects, especially in terms of personnel work and document drafting, could you tell us about the requirements and tasks set for Party committees at all levels in the process of preparing and conducting Party congresses at all levels?

Mr. Nguyen Thanh Binh:To comprehensively prepare in all aspects, the Politburo requires Party committees and organizations at all levels to focus on leading and directing the preparation and organization of Party congresses at all levels according to the following requirements and contents: The preparation and organization of Party congresses at all levels towards the 13th National Party Congress must follow the motto of inheritance, stability, innovation, creativity and development; promote democracy while upholding principles, tightening discipline and order; attach importance to quality and efficiency, and heighten the responsibility of Party committees and organizations at all levels, first of all the leaders; ensure efficiency, safety, practicality, and avoid formality; resolutely fight against waste and negativity.

Through Party Congresses at all levels, continue to improve the leadership capacity and fighting strength of Party organizations and Party members; further consolidate and strengthen the great national unity bloc and the people's trust in the Party.

Party committees and leading party organizations thoroughly, deeply and effectively discussed the viewpoints, goals, policies and major orientations stated in the draft documents of the 13th National Party Congress and the congresses of higher-level party committees.

The political report of the Party Executive Committee needs to correctly, honestly, objectively and comprehensively assess the situation and results of the implementation of the Resolution of the Congress for the 2015-2020 term, the key tasks, especially the tasks of Party building and rectification, the fight against corruption, waste and negativity; clearly point out the advantages, shortcomings, causes, especially subjective causes and draw profound, practical and comprehensive lessons.

At the same time, determine directions, goals, tasks, and solutions that are close to the actual situation and highly feasible for effective implementation in the coming term.

Focus on introducing new factors with virtue and talent,

prestigious, promising

Ensure the principle of the Party's unified leadership in personnel work and management of the cadre team, directly by the Central Executive Committee, the Politburo, the Secretariat, Party committees, Standing Committees of Party committees and heads of Party committees at all levels in personnel work for the 2020-2025 term.

The Party Committee for the 2020-2025 term must pay special attention to improving quality, having reasonable quantity and structure; being exemplary in intelligence, qualities, prestige, truly clean, strong, with high leadership capacity and fighting spirit, meeting the leadership requirements in the new situation, successfully implementing the resolutions of Party Congresses at all levels and the Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress.

Personnel preparation and election work must comply with the Party's Charter, rules and regulations and the State's laws; ensure comprehensiveness, synchronization, connectivity, democracy, impartiality, objectivity and transparency; closely linked with the work of planning cadres and arranging and assigning leadership personnel of state agencies at all levels for the 2021-2026 term, the Fatherland Front and socio-political organizations.

The evaluation of cadres must be based on the evaluation of the Party Committee, Party organization, and collective leadership of competent agencies and units, with special attention paid to qualities, prestige, results and specific products; at the same time, there must be proactive measures to prevent, be vigilant, stop, and fight against the impact and influence of fake information, unofficial information with bad intentions, and especially fabricated, distorted, and malicious information on the internet and social networks related to personnel preparation work.

Focus on discovering and introducing new factors with virtue, talent, prestige and potential through practical activities, especially young cadres, female cadres, and cadres from ethnic minorities to participate in the Party Committee.

Delegates attending the congress of the upper-level party committee must be exemplary comrades in terms of qualities, ethics, and lifestyle, representing the wisdom of the party committee, and capable of making practical and effective contributions to the success of the congress.

In the process of preparing and conducting the congress, it is necessary to attach importance to leadership and direction in completing well the political tasks of localities, agencies and units in conjunction with promoting patriotic emulation movements; focus on promptly and effectively resolving and handling limitations, inadequacies, weaknesses, and long-standing issues that cause frustration among cadres, party members and the people.

Actively protect the Party's ideological foundation, political platform, and guidelines; at the same time, we must be alert, vigilant, proactive in preventing and resolutely fight and effectively prevent all plots, tricks, and sabotage actions of hostile and reactionary forces, opportunists, and politically dissatisfied elements who take advantage of the situation to frame, fabricate, distort, defame, and lower the prestige of the Party and Party committees at all levels.

PV:Thank you very much!