Vietnam unanimously elected Communist Party General Secretary To Lam as president for a five-year term, consolidating his control over both the party and the state.

The move departs from Vietnam’s tradition of shared leadership, in which the jobs have typically been held by different people, and echoes power structures in China under Xi Jinping and neighboring Laos.

It has been widely expected since Lam’s reelection as Communist Party head in January, when observers noted that his consolidation of party authority positioned him to assume the presidency as well.

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    I’m sure they’ll have free and fair elections going forward…in that great China similar power structure. That’s what always happens when electing one of them authoritarians after all. I hope the best for the people of course.

    Edit: I will say I have no idea of the ballot options and even if they had a fair election now or if other was worse.

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      You have alot to learn about leninist parties. Cuba is way more democratic than america, keep crying.

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        Oh look, another new account spewing propaganda about how communist countries are more democratic. Go 🌻🌻

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          Your ideology is shaped by epstien, bold of you to talk about propaganda