On the occasion of the 94th anniversary of the founding of the Party, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong wrote an article highlighting important milestones in the formation and development of the Communist Party of Vietnam , reviewing the successes in the Party's leadership of the revolution and national development, and outlining future challenges. The article conveyed a key message to all Vietnamese people, which can also be considered a political commitment: the Communist Party of Vietnam has always been and will always remain steadfast in its mission of accompanying the nation, serving the people, and consistently choosing the path towards socialism. From its very beginnings, the Party has been a companion to the Vietnamese nation. Beginning the article, the General Secretary pointed out the unique characteristics related to the founding of the Communist Party of Vietnam: the Party "was born as a result of the combination of Marxism-Leninism with the workers' movement and the patriotic movement." Unlike political parties in many countries, which are seen as a means to participate in elections to get their candidates into positions in government, the Communist Party of Vietnam was founded to meet "the urgent needs of the nation and the fervent aspirations of the people," primarily the regaining of national independence.
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General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong. Photo: Hoang Ha
The characteristics mentioned above show that, from its very beginnings, the Party has been a companion to the Vietnamese people in their aspiration for independence and freedom. After the August Revolution of 1945, despite countless difficulties, the Party formulated a resistance strategy that was "all-people," "comprehensive," "protracted," "relying primarily on our own strength," and "promoting the tradition of national unity and patriotism" to lead the people in the cause of national liberation. After 1954, facing the threat of national division, the Party continued its mission of accompanying the nation, with a determination to unify the country expressed through the revolutionary motto: "We would rather sacrifice everything than lose our country, we would rather die than be enslaved," and "nothing is more precious than independence and freedom." Since 1975, facing the threat of a comprehensive economic and social crisis, the Party quickly adapted to the new context, resolutely undertaking the reform process, which included "first and foremost the reform of theoretical thinking on socialism, gradually in agriculture and industry, and progressively forming the National Reform Line." The achievements and the country's position after nearly 40 years of reform have affirmed the Party's correct leadership. To date, the thinking and roadmap for reform in our country have been clearly understood. The General Secretary affirmed: It is a process of advancing towards socialism, with the guiding values ​​of "a prosperous people, a strong nation, democracy, fairness, and civilization." To achieve national prosperity and strength, according to the General Secretary, we will build a market economy oriented towards socialism. To enable the people to exercise their right to self-governance, we will establish and gradually perfect the model of a socialist rule of law state. To move towards a progressive and humane social community, we place special emphasis on social justice and social solidarity. We always respect and protect the people's right to self-governance . With such expectations, the General Secretary also acknowledged that "the transition to socialism is a long, extremely difficult, and complex undertaking, because it must create profound qualitative changes in all areas of social life." The General Secretary clarified: A socialist society is established on the foundation of common interests and social consensus, not individual interests and fierce competition. It is "a society oriented towards progressive and humane values, based on the common interests of the entire society harmonized with the legitimate interests of individuals, qualitatively different from societies where individuals and groups compete to seize private interests; therefore, it is necessary and has the conditions to build social consensus instead of social opposition and antagonism." To ensure the country's development along the socialist path, the General Secretary reiterated a principle that has been consistently implemented during the recent years of reform: "Economics must be linked with society, economic policies must be unified with social policies, and economic growth must go hand in hand with the realization of social progress and equity in every step, every policy, and throughout the entire development process." The national development strategy will adhere to the principle of prioritizing people: "People hold the central position...people are both the goal and the driving force of the reform process." During the transitional period to socialism, a very important issue, of great concern to many, is the class nature of the Party as well as the relationship between the Party and the people. General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong stated: “The Party was born, exists, and develops for the benefit of the working class, the working people, and the entire nation… In the socialist political system, the relationship between the Party, the State, and the people is a relationship between subjects unified in goals and interests.” The Party's companionship with the nation and service to the people does not mean the Party is abandoning its working-class nature. According to the General Secretary, “saying this does not mean belittling the Party's class nature, but rather expressing a deeper and more complete understanding of the Party's class nature, because the working class is a class whose interests are unified with the interests of the working people and the entire nation.”
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The Party stands alongside the nation and serves the people. (Illustrative image: People's Army Newspaper)
To ensure that the people are both the subject and the target of the country's development process under the socialist orientation, the General Secretary reaffirmed the consistent viewpoint of the Communist Party of Vietnam, always respecting and protecting the people's right to self-governance: "The people are the center and the subject of the renovation, construction, and defense of the Fatherland." Therefore, "all policies and guidelines must truly stem from the lives, aspirations, rights, and legitimate interests of the people, taking the happiness and well-being of the people as the goal to strive for." The Party will continue its mission in the aspiration for national development. Affirming the mission of serving the interests of the broad masses of people in the 21st century, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong reiterated the leadership vision set forth at the 13th Party Congress: By 2045, striving to make Vietnam a developed, high-income country. Realizing the goal of becoming a developed nation in the next two decades is not an easy task. However, the General Secretary's public affirmation before the entire nation conveys a political commitment: the Party will continue its mission for the people, accompanying the nation in its aspiration for national development. Looking back at the 94-year history of formation, development, revolutionary leadership, and national development, Party members have every right to be proud of the achievements. However, facing new tasks in a new context, the General Secretary also cautioned: "We must absolutely not be complacent, self-satisfied, or overly intoxicated with the results and achievements already attained, nor should we be overly pessimistic or wavering in the face of difficulties and challenges." To gradually realize the national development goals by 2030 and 2045, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong outlined five lessons and five key tasks, with personnel work being particularly important. According to General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, we need to "do a better job in personnel work to select and appoint truly virtuous, talented, honest, and dedicated individuals who are truly for the country and the people to leadership positions in the State apparatus." Along with this is the need to improve the health of the public administration, through continuing to "resolutely fight to eliminate those who fall into corruption and misconduct; combat all manifestations of seeking positions and power through illicit means, parochialism, and favoritism in recruiting unqualified family members and relatives." It can be said that General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong's speech demonstrated the objectivity of the Communist Party of Vietnam in assessing what has been achieved over the past 94 years, and confidently spread the political commitment that "the Party has and will always stand alongside the nation, serve the people, and steadfastly choose to advance towards socialism."

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