New parliament re-elects PM Pham Minh Chinh

Pham Minh Chinh takes oath as Prime Minister of Vietnam in Hanoi, July 26, 2021. Photo by VnExpress/Giang Huy.

Pham Minh Chinh has been re-elected Vietnam’s prime minister for the 2021-2026 term by the newly-formed legislative National Assembly (NA).

Chinh, 63, won 95.99 percent of the votes cast Monday in the house of 479 in a process formally called "re-election."

With the new NA coming into being following a national election held May 23, the re-election ratifies the PM’s appointment.

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