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Vietnam's lawmakers have unanimously elected Communist Party Secretary-General To Lam as the country's state president for the next five years, making him the most powerful Vietnamese leader in decades. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/07/asia-pacific/politics/vietnam-to-lam-china-mandate/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #vietnam #tolam #southeastasia
Vietnam's ruling-party leader To Lam elected president in structural shift

The widely anticipated move marks a break from Vietnam's traditional collective leadership system, consolidating authority in one figure.

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