During its ongoing 8th session, the National Assembly voted to approve a resolution electing Le Quang Tung as a member of the Standing Committee and General Secretary of the 15th legislature.
Specifically, 453 out of 454 deputies present in the sitting, or 94.57% of the total number of deputies, voted in favor of a resolution on the election, while one deputy, or 0.21%, abstained from voting.
The legislature also voted to adopt a resolution approving the Prime Minister's proposal to appoint Nguyen Van Thang as Minister of Finance and Tran Hong Minh as Minister of Transport for the 2021–2026 term, with all 452 deputies present in the session, equivalent to 94.36% of the total number of lawmakers, voting in favor.
Earlier, the NA voted to pass a resolution approving the Prime Minister's proposal to relieve Ho Duc Phoc from the post of finance minister and Nguyen Van Thang from the transport minister for the 2021-2026 tenure.
The NA also voted to pass a resolution approving the Chief Justice of the Supreme People's Court's proposal to appoint Nguyen Quoc Doan and Le Tien as Justices of the Supreme People's Court. The motion received 448 votes in favor out of 451 deputies, or 94.15%, with one vote against and two abstentions.