Vietnamese state leaders greet the attendees of the preparatory session for the 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) in Hanoi, Vietnam, Jan. 25, 2021. (VNA via Xinhua)
A total of 180 members of the 13th central committee were elected at the National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam, along with another 20 alternate members.
HANOI, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- The ongoing 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) on Saturday elected the party's 13th central committee.
General Secretary of the CPV Central Committee (CPVCC) and Vietnamese President Nguyen Phu Trong, and Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, are among the 180 members of the 13th CPVCC. Another 20 alternate members were also elected to the central committee.
A total of 1,587 delegates representing over 5.1 million CPV members are attending the congress which kicked off on Jan. 25.
A press release made public earlier on Saturday read that the congress had agreed on adjusting the agenda of the political event, which will now conclude on Feb. 1, one day earlier than in the original program.■
