Nguyen Thanh Nghi is standing in front of the Politburo door, just need to step into the group of super-powerful agency. As a member of the Politburo, Nguyen Thanh Nghi needs to stand on his own two feet and cannot rely on his “father” forever. With the capacity of a retired Prime Minister, his father Nguyen Tan Dung has his limits, he cannot replace Nghi forever.
Former Head of the Central Economic Commission Tran Tuan Anh had to fall in the middle of his term. The reason is that he has not stood firmly on his own two feet. At the 13th party National Congress in 2021, former State President Tran Duc Luong used all his abilities, including meeting privately with then General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, and as a result, Anh entered the Politburo to the surprise of the entire party’s Central Committee. Then, even though he had entered the Politburo, Anh was helpless and had no one to rely on, so he quickly fell.
Thanks to the prestige of Dung, General Secretary To Lam agreed to support Nghi to enter the launching pad. However, after entering the Politburo, Nghi needs to demonstrate the ability to stand on his own two feet and fight on his own to avoid the path of Anh. So will Nghi be able to avoid the same mistakes?
Nguyen Thanh Nghi
According to internal information, Dung plans to give Nghi the position of Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee after Nghi enters the Politburo. This is a perfect solution, because when Nghi is in Saigon, he will avoid conflicts of interest with Lam’s juniors.
Saigon will easily become an empire for Nghi to govern one side. And there is another advantage, which can be considered a very big advantage, that is, in Saigon for about one term, Nghi can grow enough feathers and wings to consider the Northward route.
There is information that Dung plans to let his youngest son Nguyen Minh Triet fill the position of Pham Thien Nghia – Chairman of the People’s Committee of Dong Thap province. This position will be vacant from February 15. This is a stepping stone for Triet to replace Le Quoc Phong – Secretary of Dong Thap province.
Information shows that Nghi will proactively give up the position of Standing Deputy Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee to Phong after the 14th National Congress, in exchange for the vacant position for his younger brother. If true, this is a step of maturity for Nghi. Knowing how to use political advantages to bargain with others to implement long-term strategies. This is the result of taking off the “junior princeling” shirt to become a real “senior official.”
In Dung’s family, Nghi is of course the “big brother” of the two younger siblings, because Nghi is the eldest son. However, Nghi needs to be the “senior” on the political stage, needs to establish a separate power empire like Le Thanh Hai did. Only then can Nghi calculate the way to “go North” to compete with other forces, to sit in the chair that Dung once sat, then Nghi must stand firm like his father did.
Tran Tuan Anh is a case of a princeling who cannot stand on his own
Lam’s juniors are not a few of Nghi’s age, including Vu Hong Van and Dinh Van Noi. Police General Van is being “blown up” very quickly by Lam, very likely to enter the Politburo at the same time as Nghi, although Van is not currently a member of the Party Central Committee. These officials may be Nguyen Thanh Nghi’s political opponents in the future.
Having been trained systematically abroad, Nghi is more suitable for the role of “technocrat” than a “political gangster.” In this regime, there is no place for “technocrats” to show their skills, if Nghi wants to survive, he must learn to be a senior official. Only then can he survive in this dangerous competitive environment.
Nghi has the advantage of learning from his father.
Hoang Phuc-Thoibao.de
