The 11^th Party Central
Committee may have around 175 official members and 25 alternate members, said
Nguyen The Ky, vice chief of the Party Central Committee’s Information and
Education Department, in an interview with VNExpress, an online newspaper.

Nguyen The Ky, vice chief of the Party Central Committee’s Information and Education Department

In 2010 Vietnam made a landmark with its GDP of more
than $100 billion and getting out of the group of low-income countries. What
policies for the next five years will the 11^th Party Congress
introduce to further improve the living standards?

The 11^th Party Congress is a historical event
that marks the important development of the country. This Party Congress will
review the first decade of the 21^st century and work out the
development strategy for the next decade.

The world has changed remarkably since the Party issued the
political program in 1991. The growth model of our country will have to change.

Previously, we developed in breadth but now we have to
develop both in breadth and in depth and develop hi-tech industries to raise the
added value. We also need to change the management model, to restructure and to
improve the effectiveness of state-owned groups.

The draft political report also defines development goals
for 2011-2015, including GDP growth rate of 7-7.5 percent, per capita GDP by
2015 at $2000 (1.7 folds more than 2010).

One of the most interesting issues is personnel. How
many members will be elected to the Politburo and the Party Central Committee?

The 10^th Party Central Committee held many
meetings in the second half of 2010 to discuss and introduce the personnel for
the upcoming tenure. They are officials with excellent qualification, virtuous
characters, who enjoy good reputation in the Party and have renovation-oriented
thinking, who dare to speak, dare to do and dare to bear responsibility.

The 10^th Party Central Committee will introduce
the list of nominees for the 11^th Party Congress to consider and
approve. However, delegates can run for the membership independently or
introduce other nominees. The 11^th Party Congress plans to elect 175
official members and 25 alternate members.

Delegates to the 11^th Party Congress have the
right to stand to elect members of the Party Central Committee or recommend
nominees. What is the procedure for this?

The people who are recommended or those who propose
themselves as candidates must meet the standards for official and alternate
members of the Party Central Committee. For example, the age of alternate
members must be less than 40 (not exceeding 45 in special cases).

However, not all cases will be accepted because if the
number of candidates is too high, the votes may be dispersed. The presidium will
consider and introduce a reasonably long list of candidates to the Congress.
Delegates will vote for the candidates in the list.

Compared to the earlier tenures, the average age of
central members in recent tenures are quite high. How will this issue be
considered in the 11^th tenure?

This is a concern of the Party Central Committee, the
Politburo and the Secretariat of the 10th tenure. In the 11^th tenure,
at least one third will be new members It means that the number of re-elected
members will not exceed two thirds of the total members. Members will be at
three levels of age: less than 40, less than 50-55 and 60. For members of the
Politburo and the Secretariat, the re-elected members will be mainly less than
65 years old.

Why does the Party Central Committee always emphasize
the importance to elect members with renovation-oriented thinking?

The life is changing. The world situation is also changing
so the Party needs people withrenovation-oriented thinking. Certainly,
renovation must be based on the actual situation and theory. The Party needs
renovation because it is the indispensable requirement of life.

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