Security Minister To Lam elected president, nation's No. 2 political post
At the Communist Party National Congress in Hanoi in early 2021: General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, front row, right; and three ousted senior officials -- former President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, front row, left; former Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh, back row, left; ex-Politburo member Truong Thi Mai, back row, right. © Reuters
TOKYO -- Vietnam's national assembly on Wednesday elected 66-year-old Public Security Minister To Lam as the country's president, the second-highest post in the Communist Party.
The Southeast Asian nation has been engulfed in political upheaval since March, with several top government officials leaving their positions.
