As scheduled, the first plenum of the 13th Party Central Committee will take place on January 31 to elect:
- (i) Members of the Politburo
- (ii) Party General Secretary
- (iii) Members of the Party Central Committee's Secretariat
- (iv) Members of the Party Central Committee’s Inspection Commission and Head of the Commission.
Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong (first from left), Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, and Standing member of the Party Central Committee Secretariat Tran Quoc Vuong are the first delegates to cast votes to elect members to the 13th Party Central Committee, at the National Convention Center in Hanoi on January 30, 2021.
A total of 1,587 delegates representing more than 5.1 million Party members nationwide are attending the Congress officially kicked off in Hanoi on January 26.
The Party Congress' main duties include reviewing implementation of previous Congress’ Resolution in association with the 35-year renewal process, 30-year implementation of the 1991 Platform, 10-year implementation of the 2011 Platform (amended) and implementation of the 2011-2020 socio-economic development strategy.
It also charters the socio-economic development orientations and tasks for 2021 - 2025, as well as the goals and orientations for 2030 and the national development vision to 2045, and reviews the Party building work and the leadership of the 12th Party Central Committee.