(VOVworld)- A top public concern at the ongoing fourth session of the 13th National Assembly is how votes of confidence will be conducted for officials elected or appointed by the NA or by People's Councils. Voters praise the draft resolution saying it plays an important in the personnel work. Most voters agree that an annual vote of confidence is necessary and that clear procedures for confidence votes, once they are adopted, will make NA operations more effective. Tran Thanh Van, a retiree living in Ngo Quyen district, Hai Phong City, said votes of confidence are important to help the Party and Government make more precise evaluations of the competence of those in power and strengthen high-ranking staff. Mr. Van says the results of votes of confidence should be made public. "I completely support holding votes of confidence. I think all voters have the same opinion. But what voters are most concerned about is how they will be conducted. Regardless of level, the outcomes must … [Read more...] about Votes of confidence needed
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NA committee supports vote of confidence
Minh Duc The draft resolution on vote of confidence for senior officials elected by the NA and local people’s councils was put forward at the NA meeting on Tuesday. Chief of the NA Committee of Deputies’ Affairs Nguyen Thi Nuong deemed this as a step to realize the constitutional and legal provisions and remedy the shortcomings of the current procedures. She noted Resolution 4 of the 11th Party Congress had required vote of confidence to be conducted soon. According to the draft resolution, the vote of confidence will be held annually for the top officials elected or approved by the NA. They include the State president and vice president; NA chairperson and vice chairpersons, chairpersons of the NA Ethnic Council and committees; the prime minister, deputy prime ministers, and other Government members; and heads of the Supreme People’s Court, the Supreme People’s Procuracy and the State Audit. … [Read more...] about NA committee supports vote of confidence
NA says to issue resolution on vote of confidence
Tu Hoang Nguyen Hanh Phuc, chairman of the NA Office, said: "The NA will only implement the resolution next year, not immediately (at the upcoming session)." NA deputies at the session will listen to reports on the commitments that ministers had made during the previous two sessions, Phuc said. "If any ministers fail to realize what they promised at the NA’s previous meetings, the NA will hold a vote of confidence," he explained. "If confidence is low, at less than 50% in two separate votes, the NA will undertake a motion of no confidence as a form of penalty," Phuc noted. … [Read more...] about NA says to issue resolution on vote of confidence
Hanoi: Fail in the vote of confidence, officials to be dismissed early
VietNamNet Bridge - Hanoi will evaluate its official through the annual vote of confidence. Officials will be dismissed if failing in the vote of confidence, even only one year in the office, not waiting for the end of the term, Hanoi Party Secretary Pham Quang Nghi said. Nghi talked with the media on September 18, shortly after the review of self-criticism and criticism of the Hanoi Party Standing Committee finished. This largest ever self-criticism and criticism campaign lasted for 10 days. … [Read more...] about Hanoi: Fail in the vote of confidence, officials to be dismissed early
Hanoi’s Party Chief ready for vote of confidence
Mr. Pham Quang Nghi, Hanoi’s Party Secretary, said that Hanoi’s officials at all levels would undergo vote of confidence and he was ready for the vote. Hanoi's Party Secretary Pham Quang Nghi. Talking with correspondents on the sideline of a meeting in Hanoi on March 20, Nghi said that he supported the vote of confidence and believed that this mechanism would help accurately assess qualifications of officials. Nghi said that officials who do not win the vote of confidence for one or two years would be dismissed. “Previously, officials were assessed each five years. As a result, some officials did not concentrate their mind on their job in the first three years. They only tried to work or tried to lobby in the last year. Annual vote of confidence will work very well in assessing and re-arranging officials,” he added. Vote of confidence on the prestige and qualification of officials is among new points of the Party reorganizing task under the Central Party … [Read more...] about Hanoi’s Party Chief ready for vote of confidence