October 2024 Vietnamese presidential election explained

Election Name:October 2024 Vietnamese presidential election
Type:Presidential
Country:Vietnam
Turnout:91.86%
Election Date:21 October 2024
Party1:Communist Party of Vietnam
Nominee1:Lương Cường
Image1:Luong Cuong 20241111.jpg
Electoral Vote1:440
Percentage1:100%
President
Before Election:Tô Lâm
Before Party:Communist Party of Vietnam
After Election:Lương Cường
After Party:Communist Party of Vietnam
Previous Election:May 2024 Vietnamese presidential election
Next Election:2026 Vietnamese presidential election
Previous Year:May 2024
Next Year:2026
Posttitle:Elected President

An indirect presidential election was held in Vietnam on 21 October 2024. The election took place just five months after the May 2024 election of President Tô Lâm who has since been appointed as the general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, following the death of his predecessor, Nguyễn Phú Trọng, in July 2024.

Army General Lương Cường was elected as Vietnam's 14th president by the National Assembly of Vietnam, with all 440 delegates present voting in favor.[1] [2]

Election

On 21 October 2024, the National Assembly formally convened to vote for Vietnam's next president. Lương Cường, as the only candidate in Vietnam's one-party system, won all votes from the 440 delegates attending.

Notes and References

  1. News: Ghosal . Aniruddha . Vietnam appoints army general as new president after months of turmoil . 22 October 2024 . AP . 21 October 2024.
  2. News: Vietnam parliament elects army general as state president . 22 October 2024 . Voice of America . 21 October 2024.