The 14th Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) was held in Hanoi, bringing together nearly 1,600 delegates representing approximately five million CPV members. During the quinquennial event, 200 members of the Central Committee were elected, along with 19 representatives to the CPV’s highest decision-making body, the Politburo. The central figure in the new configuration remains To Lam, who was re-elected as General Secretary, thereby consolidating his dominant position within the party hierarchy. His re-election signals continuity in prevailing trends, including the concentration of power and the growing role of the security apparatus. The congress was not without significant surprises, however, most notably the exclusion of incumbent Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and President Luong Cuong from the Central Committee. You can download the full report from January, along with commentary, here.