List of 48 officials subject to vote of confidence approved
The National Assembly on October 24 approved a list of 48 officials in high positions elected or approved by the National Assembly who are subject to the vote of confidence at its ongoing sixth session.
An overview of 14th National Assembly's sixth session (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The National Assembly on October 24 approved a listof 48 officials in high positions elected or approved by the National Assembly whoare subject to the vote of confidence at its ongoing sixth session.
Under Article 12 of the Law on Organisation of the NationalAssembly and Article 18 of the Law on Supervisory Activities of the NA andPeople’s Councils 2015, NA deputies cast votes of confidence on 50 officialsholding positions elected or approved by the legislature.
They include the President, the Vice President, the NAChairperson, NA Vice Chairpersons, members of the NA Standing Committee, headsof the NA Ethnic Council and NA Committees, the Prime Minister, Deputy PrimeMinisters, Ministers and heads of ministerial-level agencies, the Chief Judgeof the Supreme People’s Court, the head of the Supreme People’s Procuracy, andthe State Auditor General.
However, officials in office for under nine months are notincluded in the list. Therefore, President Nguyen Phu Trong and Minister ofInformation and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung, who have been elected andapproved in the sixth session, are excluded from the vote.
After the list was passed, NA deputies discussed in groupsissues related to the vote of confidence.
Discussion outcomes will be reported by Tran Van Tuy, headof the NA Committee for Deputy Affairs, at the October 25 morning session.After that, deputies will cast the vote of confident. The result will beannounced in the afternoon of the same day.-VNA
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An overview of 14th National Assembly's sixth session (Source: VNA) 
