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Vietnam President Phuc resigns amid ministers’ corruption scandal

Phuc was prime minister between 2016 and 2021, before assuming his role as president [File: Kham/Reuters]

Vietnam’s President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has submitted his resignation after the ruling Communist Party found him responsible for violations and wrongdoing of numerous officials under him, the country’s official news agency has said.

Phuc, 68, has held the largely ceremonial position for less than two years, and is the most high-profile casualty of a party crackdown on corruption. It was not immediately clear who would replace him.

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