According to a reliable source that Thoibao.de has, on February 27, the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV)’s Central Committee will have an extraordinary meeting to divide power. This is the official milestone marking General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong’s faction occupying 3 of the Four Pillars. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh is in the position of “being attacked from all directions” by the General Secretary’s faction. Will the incumbent PM be pushed down or not?
The fact that Mr. Nguyen Phu Trong’s faction has prevailed in the Four Pillars is true, however, a domestic critic assessed that, although the President’s seat belongs to the General Secretary, in fact, this post is nominal and does not strengthen the General Secretary’s strength. The chair of the National Assembly is considered an opportunity seat. Mr. Vuong Dinh Hue was called by this person “the king rabbit” because he kept “hiding behind the bush” and just waiting for the end of the game, and then jumped out to take profits. Since 2015, Mr. Vuong Dinh Hue has not shown any significant strength, other than hiding, only coming out when the job is done.
Assessing Vo Van Thuong, this person said that Mr. Thuong was a spoiled princeling. This person also said he does nothing but only gains benefits. He is a kind of officials just enjoy from works of others without knowing what to fight.
That is the type of person in the Four Pillars. The upcoming Nguyen Phu Trong faction will have 3 people in the Four Pillars: CPV’s General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, Chairman of the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue, and State President Vo Van Thuong. However, Mr. Vuong Dinh Hue and Vo Van Thuong are considered “freebies” of the General Secretary, not making Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh afraid. The person who is highly appreciated after Mr. Nguyen Phu Trong is Pham Minh Chinh. This person assessed Pham Minh Chinh as “stubborn,” it was not easy for Mr. Nguyen Phu Trong to knock down him.
On January 12, Deputy Head of the Central Committee for Internal Affairs Nguyen Thai Hoc said that the violations committed by Advanced International Joint Stock Company (AIC) related to some localities, some ministries, and which authorities were investigating, focussing on clarifying to handle. Some observers are watching to see if the Internal Affairs Commission touches on Ms. Nguyen Thi Thanh Nhan’s relationships with the military, as it relates to PM Chinh’s political fate. Then on January 20, Mr. Phan Dinh Trac announced a green sentence, “Strictly handle both senior cadres and generals in the armed forces” but then no army generals were involved.
The fact that the General Secretary has attacked PM Chinh without success. So far, the attempts to arrest Ms. Nguyen Thi Thanh Nhan failed. Minister of Public Security To Lam did not know how to find any clues to catch Ms. Nhan. Meanwhile, Ms. Nguyen Thi Thanh Nhan in abroad keeps playing the “seek and hide” game with To Lam.
Mr. Nguyen Phu Trong is the strongest pillar, however, his age is old. He wants to clear the way for Vuong Dinh Hue to replace him, but so far has not seen anything to do so that the Prime Minister’s post can fall. Pham Minh Chinh is the Prime Minister who did not come up from the Permanent DPM, so it can be seen how skilled he is. If the General Secretary’s fraction cannot break the PM’s post, then Pham Minh Chinh will compete with Vuong Dinh Hue for the position of General Secretary after more than 2 years. At that time, it was very difficult for Vuong Dinh Hue to surpass Pham Minh Chinh.
Cases like Rescue Flight and Viet A are related to two PMs. However, former PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc fell while incumbent PM Chinh still remains in his office. It is unclear in the near future, will party’s chief Trong change any tactics? If the party’s chief keeps this tactic, PM Chính may remain his post. As for the other two characters, one is “the king rabbit” whike the other is the “spoiled princeling,” they would not be of much help to the General Secretary.
Thoibao.de (Translated)
