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Vietnam named a long-time rival of Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung as its new president.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Truong Tan Sang, 62<\/strong>, was confirmed for the job by a vote of the one-party National Assembly, after he was formally nominated as the sole candidate over the weekend.<\/p>\n

“He has been voted president,” with more than 97 percent of 496 votes, said an official from the Assembly’s press center, asking not to be named.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sang, the country’s ninth president<\/strong>, will take on a post first held by revered founding father Ho Chi Minh.<\/p>\n

Sang had been the ruling Communist Party’s de facto number two since 2006 and mounted an aggressive challenge for the prime minister’s job<\/strong> before the party’s January congress, which determined top leadership posts.<\/p>\n

Those positions are being confirmed this week, and Dung is expected to be elected to another term as prime minister in a National Assembly vote tomorrow<\/strong>, cementing his place as the country’s most powerful politician.<\/p>\n

Despite their rivalry, the relationship between Dung and Sang is expected to be cordial as the prime minister focuses on trying to bring stability to a troubled economy<\/strong>, said an Asian diplomat.<\/p>\n

“He’s not about to pick a fight with his rival,” said the diplomat, requesting anonymity.<\/p>\n

Addressing the Assembly after his election, Sang said the country faced “huge opportunities and challenges” on its path to development.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“I believe that under the leadership of the Party the Vietnamese people… will overcome all challenges, successfully building a rich, civilized country and successfully protecting the socialist regime,” he was quoted as saying by the Dan Tri online newspaper.<\/p>\n

Like Dung, Sang is a native of southern Vietnam. A student militant imprisoned by the then US-backed South Vietnam regime, Sang later became mayor of Ho Chi Minh City<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Sang replaces Nguyen Minh Triet, who served one term.<\/p>\n

Source AFP<\/em>
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