The National Assembly passed a resolution to dismiss Vo Van Thuong from his presidency and appointed current Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan as the acting president during an extraordinary meeting on March 21. The legislature members also voted in the majority to strip Thuong of his membership in the assembly, with a nearly 88% approval rate.
Vo Thi Anh Xuan is one of a few women holding senior positions in the country as she steps in to fill the void as president again, just over a year after Thuong’s predecessor, Nguyen Xuan Phuc, was similarly forced to resign.
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