The closing ceremony of the 12th plenum of the 13th Party Central Committee, Hanoi, July 19, 2025.

The Committee agreed on the orientation for personnel work for the 14th National Party Congress, including the structure and number of official members of the 14th Party Central Committee; and the criteria, structure, number, and principles for the allocation of delegates to attend the 14th National Party Congress. Senior Party members also gave opinions on additional personnel planning for the Politburo and the Secretariat of the 14th term (2026-2031).

The Party Central Committee affirmed that the orientation for personnel work for the 14th National Party Congress is decisive for the entire process of preparation and election of personnel to the Party Central Committee, the Politburo, the Secretariat, the General Secretary, and key leadership positions of the State, thereby contributing to the success of the Congress.

The preparation of personnel for the 14th National Party Congress must be carried out in a synchronous, scientific, methodical, rigorous, democratic, objective, and transparent manner; ensuring strict compliance with the Party’s regulations, the principle of democratic centralism, and laws. National interests must be placed above all else and before all else. It is imperative to resolutely prevent unqualified individuals from securing a place in the 14th Party Central Committee.

The Party Central Committee agreed in principle to the merger of three reports: the political report, the socio-economic report, and the report summarizing Party building and the implementation of the Party Statute (focusing on Party building work). 

It adopted the basic contents of the draft documents to be submitted to the 14th National Party Congress and endorsed the proposals submitted by the Party Committee of the Government on certain amendments and supplements to the resolutions and conclusions of the Party Central Committee. 

The Party Central Committee tasked its Organization Commission, along with provincial, municipal and centrally-governed Party Committees, to promptly implement plans and resolve arising issues relating to the organization of Party congresses at all levels for the 2025-2030 term.

The Party Central Committee decided to remove Nguyen Xuan Phuc, former Politburo member and former State President; Vo Van Thuong, former Politburo member and former State President; Vuong Dinh Hue, former Politburo member and former Chairman of the National Assembly; and Le Minh Khai, former Party Central Committee Secretary and former Deputy Prime Minister from all Party positions. It also decided to expel Nguyen Thi Kim Tien, former Party Central Committee member and former Minister of Health, from the Party.

The Party Central Committee agreed to let Do Duc Duy, Party Central Committee member and Minister of Agriculture and Environment, step down from the 13th Party Central Committee; and Vo Chi Cong, alternate member of the Party Central Committee and former member of the Standing Board of the Can Tho Party Committee, from his role in the 13th Party Central Committee.

The Party Central Committee gave opinions on personnel matters to enable the Politburo to nominate a candidate for Minister of Agriculture and Environment for the 2021-2026 term, to be submitted to the National Assembly for approval.

Party Central Committee noted that the two-tier local government model has been rolled out in 34 provinces and cities, covering 3,321 communes, wards and special zones. Preliminary assessments indicate that the system is functioning well without major disruptions. Civil servants are beginning to adapt, workflows are more streamlined, and public services are being delivered more efficiently. The general public has expressed support and hope for the model’s continued improvement.

The Party Central Committee reviewed reports on the implementation of Resolution 18 from November 2024 to July 2025, the national situation in the first half of 2025, important matters addressed by the Politburo since the 11th plenary session, priority tasks leading up to the next Party Central Committee plenum, as well as recent global and regional developments and Vietnam’s viewpoints.