Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong has resigned after a little over a year in the job, according to a statement released by the Communist Party.
His resignation takes place amid an intense anti-corruption campaign that has hit the highest echelons of the party.
The party’s Central Committee approved his resignation, writing in a statement that “violations by Vo Van Thuong have left a bad mark on the reputation of the Communist party”.
He was the youngest president since modern day Vietnam emerged from war in the mid-1970s.
The position of president in Vietnam is largely ceremonial and ranks third in the country’s political hierarchy.
