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.
If he’s echoing China’s power structure he’s not a communist.
god forbid vietnam wants communism.
“elects”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elections_in_Vietnam
Elections in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam are held under a one-party political system led by the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV).
Yah and? Do you consoder elections valid only when there is threat of far far right taking all your rights
The spread of communism was definitely not on my 2026 bingo card.
