The president of Vietnam has resigned due to “violations and wrongdoings,” the Communist Party of Vietnam announced on Tuesday.
Nguyen Xuan Phuc, 68, was blamed for violations that were made by officials under his supervision.
Phuc’s resignation is the first time a member of the Communist Party of Vietnam’s top leadership has resigned early. He is the most senior official targeted by the Vietnamese regime’s clampdown campaign.
The position of president is mostly ceremonial in Vietnam, which does not have any paramount ruler. Instead, it has four leading positions, or “pillars”: the Communist Party’s secretary, the president, the prime minister, and the chair of the legislature….