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Test of history

Since its inception, our Party has always determined that: The strength of the Party lies not only in its organization and policies but also in the people's trust and support. The higher the people's trust in the Party, the greater their trust in the Party and vice versa. The people's trust in the Party does not come naturally, but is the result of a process of training, striving, and dedication to serve the country and the people of the Party in general, of each Party organization and of each individual cadre and Party member in particular; especially cadres and Party members holding leadership positions at all levels, in all sectors, agencies, and units.

Having the people's trust, the Party will gain the people's hearts, the people's strength, the people's revolutionary force, the support and consensus of society... That is the source of all victories. On the contrary, if the people do not trust, the consequences will be unpredictable. That is why, during his lifetime, President Ho Chi Minh always reminded the cadres to "take the people as the root". He always kept in mind that cadres must be servants of the people, because "It is easy to endure a hundred times without the people, and difficult to overcome ten thousand times with the people".

Since its establishment (1930), our Party has put the interests of the People and the nation above all else. The Party has always determined that "Apart from the interests of the Fatherland and the People, our Party has no other interests". From the revolutionary climax of 1930-1931 to the August Revolution of 1945, starting from the national democratic revolutionary line, the Party has proposed the line of the entire people's uprising and led the whole country to carry out an armed uprising to successfully seize power. The Party's correct line has gathered and united the entire people in the National United Front; built a widespread political force as a basis for building the people's armed forces; promoted political struggle combined with armed struggle; practiced partial uprisings leading to a general uprising to seize power throughout the country, overthrow the colonial and feudal regimes, gain national independence, and establish the Democratic Republic of Vietnam - the first people's democratic state in Southeast Asia.

On September 2, 1945, at Ba Dinh Square, President Ho Chi Minh read the Declaration of Independence, giving birth to the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. Since then, the civil rights and human rights of our people have changed in a historic turning point, from being slaves and miserable, to becoming masters of the country and masters of their own destiny.

The people's trust in the Party continued to be demonstrated through the participation and support of the people's enormous human and material resources in the two long resistance wars against colonialism and imperialism. Without trust, without the people's hearts, without the people's strength, there could not have been the Dien Bien Phu victory "famous in five continents, shaking the earth" and the great victory in the spring of 1975, bringing the country back together, and the North and the South reunited under one roof.

After the country's reunification, the people's trust continued to be the foundation for our Party to successfully lead the country's restoration and development in the context of countless difficulties, challenges, internal enemies, and external enemies. Although at times its trust was challenged by the outdated bureaucratic and subsidized management model and mounting economic difficulties, our Party courageously faced the truth, decided to renew its thinking, and carried out the Doi Moi process in 1986, creating a historic turning point that brought prosperity to the country and happiness to the people to this day.

Although there are still many difficulties ahead, "Our country has never had the foundation, potential, position and international prestige as it does today" as the late General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong once affirmed. The material and spiritual life of the people has clearly improved. The poverty rate has decreased rapidly; Vietnam has entered the group of upper middle-income countries; the GDP scale of the economy in 2024 will reach 476.3 billion USD, ranking 33rd in the world. Many socio-economic development policies and programs that are in line with the people's wishes are being effectively implemented.

Thanks to that, when our Party, headed by General Secretary To Lam, initiated the revolution of streamlining the organizational apparatus at all levels, implementing the model of 2-level local government with the motto of being closer to the people, serving the people better, it received great support from the whole society. In just a very short time, with the motto of "running and queuing at the same time", by July 1, 2025, the 2-level local government apparatus of our country officially came into basically smooth operation.

Maintaining credibility, the vital task of the Party

The people's trust is not something "given once and for all" but always fluctuates according to the practical leadership, management and specific actions of the Party, the government and of each cadre and party member, especially those holding leadership positions. The wrongdoings, harassment, negativity, waste, alienation from the people, bureaucracy, arrogance, and abuse of power... of party organizations, agencies, units and of each cadre and party member, if not detected and handled promptly and strictly, will erode the trust of the people and society and damage the political prestige of the Party; thereby reducing the people's trust.

Reality shows that, at times and in some places, due to lax leadership and management of Party committees and authorities, the degeneration of a number of cadres and Party members, especially those with positions and power, who do not comply with the principles of living, organizing and operating the Party and the laws of the State, many violations have occurred, causing discontent among the people and reducing the trust of society. In such cases, although many organizations, cadres and Party members have been disciplined or dismissed from office, the consequences for society have been extremely severe, reducing the people's trust in the Party and the government. The decrease in trust means that the level of trust of the people has also decreased accordingly.

To maintain the people's trust and confidence, our Party has synchronously implemented many solutions on propaganda, mobilization, organization, cadres, inspection, supervision, and strict discipline enforcement within the Party to build a clean and strong apparatus, and build a contingent of cadres with sufficient qualities, capacity, and prestige, equal to the tasks in the new situation. The Party has been promoting the fight against corruption, negativity, and waste without stopping, without stopping, without forbidden areas, without exceptions. This has received strong support from the People, because the People always want a government that is honest, open, transparent, and serves the common interest. In addition, our Party also pays special attention to implementing socio-economic development tasks, ensuring social security and welfare, maintaining national defense, security, social order and safety, leaving no one behind, and is determined to successfully achieve the goals at two milestones: the 100th anniversary of the Party's founding (2030) and the 100th anniversary of the country's founding (2045).

In the current context, our country is facing many intertwined opportunities and challenges. To continue to develop rapidly and sustainably and maintain independence and sovereignty, further promoting the role of "people's hearts" is always a fundamental element of all policies. The Party must constantly self-reflect, self-correct, and self-renew itself. Each cadre and Party member must regularly set an example, act for the people, respect the people, be close to the people, and listen to the people. The people's hearts are the most valuable "vote of confidence" for the Party and each cadre and Party member. Only when the Party maintains that trust will all development plans and strategies have a chance of complete success.

Tuan Ha

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