Vietnam's ruling Communist Party "unanimously" re-elected To Lam as general secretary on Friday, confirming the former security enforcer as the country's top leader for the next five years and backing his vision for growth-oriented change.
In 17 months as party chief, the 68-year-old has swept aside rivals and centralised authority in an aggressive reform drive officials describe as a "revolution".
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