According to some knowledgeable observers, currently in the hands of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV)’s General Secretary there are two groups of interests. He used the Nghe An group to structure the position of the head of the Secretariat, while the Tay Ninh group would lead the government in the future. The Nghe An group is very strong, including Vuong Dinh Hue, who is considered as the person structured for the post of General Secretary. In addition, in the Secretariat, there are also Phan Dinh Trac, Head of the Internal Affairs Department, Pham Thi Thanh Tra- Deputy Head of the Central Organization Commission.
Tay Ninh group currently has only 1 Politburo member, Mr. Nguyen Van Nen. However, the character who will be the leader of Tay Ninh group is not him but Tran Luu Quang. Quang was chosen to control the interest groups of other localities.
Quang was born on August 30, 1967 in Hanoi. After 1975, his parents brought him to Trang Bang district, Tay Ninh province to live. According to official information, his parents are Southern officials who gathered to the North. But outside information, it is said that he is the son of a cadre from the North to the South. In general, his identity is not clear, especially his father.
On February 27, 2019, Nguyen Phu Trong suddenly asked the Central Organizing Commission to assign Quang to Ho Chi Minh City holds the position of Permanent Deputy Secretary instead of Tat Thanh Cang. Quang moved to this city to control the Southern group, including Mr. Nguyen Thien Nhan. Because at that time Mr. Nhan was showing signs of faltering, afraid of Le Thanh Hai’s forces, and also showing signs of tolerance for Tat Thanh Cang.
Only 8 months after Tran Luu Quang returned to HCM City, Trong sent Nguyen Van Nen back to the city to hold the position of Secretary of the City Party Committee, pushing Nguyen Thien Nhan to the sidelines. After that, Tay Ninh group hit hard with the group of former leaders of the city. In HCM City, Nen and Quang, in conjunction with Le Hong Nam, arrested Tat Thanh Cang. This is not a perfect achievement, but is said to be outstanding of Tay Ninh group.
After Nen took full control of HCM City, on May 4, 2021, Trong took Quang to Hai Phong. Mr. Trong’s purpose was to take Le Van Thanh to the Government, using Quang to control the Hai Phong interest group, which was under Le Van Thanh.
During the time when Quang held the position of Secretary of the Hai Phong City Party Committee, he controlled Major General Vu Thanh Chuong, Director of Hai Phong Police Department, allowing Mr. To Lam to take Dinh Van Doi to infiltrate Hai Phong and investigate the crime bands linking from Quang Ninh to Hai Phong, including Do Huu Ca.
On January 5, 2023, Quang was assigned to the Government to replace Mr. Pham Binh Minh, who was recently deposed. The task of controlling Hai Phong city and controlling activities of the Hai Phong Police was transferred to another Tay Ninh man Le Tien Chau. Chau continued to manage Hai Phong and continued the duties of Quang. And Chau kept the Hai Phong Police “standing still“, creating an opportunity for Mr. Dinh Van Doi to pull troops from Quang Ninh to Hai Phong, arresting the former tax official of this province.
In the Government, Quang was assigned the duties of a Permanent Deputy Prime Minister but unofficially (Permanent Deputy Prime Minister must be a member of the Politburo, but Quang is only a member of the Party Central Committee).
Recently, Quang was assigned to the Steering Committee to build and manage employment positions in agencies, administrative organizations and public non-business units. This is a step closer to the position of Permanent DPM. The remaining thing is to elect him to the Politburo, to prepare for 2026 to replace incumbent PM Pham Minh Chinh and remove people of former PM Nguyen Tan Dung from the political arena. However, whether it succeeds or not, only time will tell.
Thoibao.de (Translated)
