New Vietnam President Nguyen Phu Trong sworn in after 99.8% vote

October 23, 2018 6:19 PM

HANOI (AFP) – Vietnam lawmakers on Tuesday (Oct 23) elected as president, Communist Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong, the only candidate on the ballot, making him the most powerful man in the country where consensus leadership has traditionally kept strongman rule in check.

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