The 15th National Assembly convened an extraordinary session to elect the President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

The National Assembly will meet on the morning of March 2 to finalize the personnel of the President.

The Secretary General of the National Assembly has just announced the Program of the 4th Extraordinary Session of the 15th National Assembly.

Specifically, pursuant to the Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, the Law on Organization of the National Assembly No. 57/2014/QH13, which has been amended and supplemented by a number of articles under Law No. 65/2020/QH14, the Rules of the National Assembly session issued together with Resolution No. 102/2015/QH13 dated November 24, 2015 of the National Assembly, the Standing Committee of the 15th National Assembly decided to convene the 4th extraordinary session of the 15th National Assembly to complete the personnel of the President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

The 4th extraordinary session of the 15th National Assembly took place on the morning of March 2, 2023 at the National Assembly House.

According to the program, the Oath-taking Ceremony of the President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam will be broadcast live on VTV1 Channel - Vietnam Television, VOV1 Channel - Voice of Vietnam and Vietnam National Assembly Television from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. on the same day.

The reorganization of this high-ranking personnel position was carried out after the 15th National Assembly dismissed Mr. Nguyen Xuan Phuc from the position of President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam for the 2021-2026 term and removed him from the position of National Assembly deputy of the 15th tenure, at the 3rd extraordinary session, which took place on January 18, 2023.

Ms. Vo Thi Anh Xuan holds the position of Acting President until the National Assembly elects a new President tomorrow./.