The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) will introduce candidates for the post of general secretary of the CPV Central Committee (CPVCC) next tenure at the committee's upcoming meeting, said an official here Thursday.

The 15th meeting, scheduled before the approaching 10th national party congress, will discuss modes of electing the general secretary, under which the congress will either elect the general secretary, or elect the CPVCC and then the committee will elect the general secretary, Phan Dien, permanent secretary of the CPVCC and member of the Political Bureau under the CPVCC, said at a press briefing.

The meeting will also introduce candidates for the Political Bureau, its secretariat, and the Inspection Commission of the CPVCC in the 10th tenure, he said.

The congress, slated for April 18-25 will elect the CPVCC with 170 expected members, including 160 official ones and 25 alternate ones, the secretariat with expected 11 members, and its political bureau with expected 15-17 members, Dien said. In the 9th tenure, the CPVCC has 150 members, the secretariat, nine members, and the Political Bureau, 15 members.

The congress will also focus on defining directions and measures for the country's development in the fields of economy, politics, security, national defense and party construction between 2006 and 2010; amending some articles of the party's stature; reviewing five years of implementing resolutions of the previous congress, and drawing lessons in the country's renovation process since the 6th party congress, he added.

The congress, with the theme of "Enhancing the Party's leadership capacity and combat power, bringing the strength of the whole nation into play, comprehensively accelerating the renewal process, and quickly bringing the country out of the underdeveloped status" will also discuss some specific issues such as anti-corruption measures, allowing party members to do private business, and ways to develop sustainable economy and narrow rich- poor gaps, Dien said.

Of 1,178 local delegates to the upcoming congress, 99.4 percent have completed at least secondary education. Specifically, 94 percent have graduated colleges or universities, and 96.5 percent hold degrees on high-level politics theory.

Source: Xinhua