Temporarily suspend the organization of Party Congresses at commune and district levels

The Politburo issued Conclusion No. 127-KL/TW dated February 28, 2025 on the implementation of research and proposals to continue to reorganize the apparatus of the political system. Accordingly, the Politburo requested to temporarily suspend the organization of Party Congresses at the commune and district levels; after the 11th Conference of the Party Central Committee, the Politburo will have specific instructions and guidance.

In this conclusion, the Politburo requested to study the orientation of merging some level units. province, no district level organization, merging some level units commune; implement the 2-level local model (party organization, government, mass organization) to ensure streamlining, efficiency, and effectiveness force and efficiency. Research must be conducted objectively, democratically, scientifically, specifically, deeply, receptively, and closely following the practical situation; thoroughly overcoming overlapping functions and tasks, division in areas, fields, and cumbersome intermediate organizations; ensuring smooth, effective, and efficient operations; enhancing the leadership and governing role of the Party, meeting the requirements of tasks in the new period.

The Politburo and the Secretariat assigned the Government Party Committee to preside over and coordinate with the Central Organizing Committee, the National Assembly Party Committee, the Vietnam Fatherland Front Party Committee, central mass organizations and relevant agencies to direct research, develop a project and submit to the Politburo on merging a number of provincial-level administrative units.,No district level organization, continue to merge commune level administrative units.

In particular, for the provincial level, in addition to the basis of population size and area, it is necessary to carefully study the national master plan, regional planning, local planning, and economic development strategy.-society, industry development, expanding development space, promoting comparative advantages, meeting development requirements for each locality and requirements, development orientation of the new stage... as the basis, scientific basis in arrangement.

For the commune level, it is necessary to clearly define the models of local government at the commune level for urban, rural, mountainous, delta, island areas, population size, area, history, culture, socio-economic issues, national defense, security, ethnicity, religion... Develop the functions, tasks, powers, organizational structure, and staffing of local government at the commune level. Clarify the working relationship between local government levels (between provincial and commune levels); the vertical working relationship from the Central to the commune level (between ministries, central branches, specialized departments and units and individuals in charge of each field),Ensure smooth, synchronous, interconnected, effective and efficient operations; clearly define the conditions to ensure effective operation of commune-level authorities before, during and after the arrangement.