Vietnam's Minister of Public Security To Lam speaks at a meeting at the National Assembly House in Hanoi, Vietnam, December 21, 2023. /CFP
The Communist Party of Vietnam nominated Minister of Public Security To Lam to be Vietnam's president, according to the Vietnam News Agency on Saturday.
The party also nominated National Assembly (NA) permanent vice chairman Tran Thanh Man as the assembly chairman.
Both are now Politburo members.
Lam, 67, has been the public security minister since April 2016.
Man, 62, has been the NA permanent vice chairman since April 2021.
The NA, Vietnam's legislature, will vote on the recommendations at its next session, which is expected to start on Monday.
(With input from Xinhua)