General Secretary To Lam: Let the great national unity bloc be an endless resource for a developed Vietnam

Photo caption — General Secretary To Lam and other Party and State leaders and former leaders perform the flag-saluting ceremony. Photo: Thong Nhat/VNA

General Secretary To Lam attended and delivered a speech at the Congress.

People are the center, subject, goal and driving force of innovation.

After listening to the political report and comments at the Congress, on behalf of the Party and State leaders, speaking at the Congress, General Secretary To Lam expressed his joy at attending the first Congress of the Vietnam Fatherland Front after restructuring the organization and establishing the Party Committee of the Fatherland Front and Central organizations. This is a special political event: the first congress of a new model, representing the great national unity bloc in the context of the entire political system being strongly transformed in the spirit of Resolution 18, streamlining the apparatus in the political system to be streamlined, operating effectively and efficiently.

The General Secretary emphasized that the Front is the people. The Front is the broadest gathering place of the masses - workers, farmers, women, the elderly, youth, teenagers, children, veterans; people of all ethnic groups and religions; intellectuals, businessmen, artists; and overseas Vietnamese. The strength of the Front is the strength of the people. The tradition of the Front is solidarity. Unity to build the country, defend the country, and develop the country; unity to stabilize society, improve people's lives, and achieve the great goals of the nation.

The General Secretary stated that entering the 2025-2030 term with new requirements: synchronous restructuring of the organization associated with innovation in operating methods; restructuring the socio-economic development space by "rearranging the country" through the geographical division at the provincial and communal levels with a 3-level local government model; shifting from "right direction" to "right and sufficient results", measurable, verifiable, the achievements are not only felt but must enter the material and spiritual life, social activities of each street, hamlet, village, into each family, into each individual. Ahead, carrying on the shoulders of two 100-year goals of the nation, in which the spirit of the Draft Resolution of the 14th National Congress of the Party, the Draft Resolution of the first term of the Fatherland Front and the Action Program discussed and decided by the Congress will be the "foundation", the "red thread" throughout the term. The core issue is “what goals to set” and “who will do it, how much, when will it be finished, how will it be measured, and what will be the results”.

The General Secretary pointed out that the task of the Congress is to study, discuss, and debate in a truly democratic, scientific, objective, and courageous manner to reach consensus. It is necessary to strongly demonstrate the spirit of criticism and self-criticism, and clearly express the viewpoints of Party members and Party cells in contributing ideas to the documents to make the Congress documents practical, feasible, specific, combative, and popular...

The General Secretary proposed three consistent guiding viewpoints: Taking the people as the center, subject, goal and driving force of innovation. Every resolution and action program must answer: what are the practical benefits for the people, for each vulnerable group, for each specific community. Combining democracy-discipline-rule of law. Expanding democracy at the grassroots level, promoting social dialogue, along with enforcement discipline, rule of law, and respect for differences. Moving from a formal movement to substantive results, based on data and figures; prioritizing models that can be quickly replicated, at reasonable costs, have a great impact on life, and bring practical benefits to the people.

The General Secretary requested to focus on implementing 6 key points: Perfecting the organization and coordination mechanism: "one task, one focal point, one deadline, one result". Perfecting the Regulations on coordination of work between 25 Party organizations under the Party Committee of the Front; needing to decentralize and delegate power clearly; preventing overlap; eliminating the administrativeization of the Front organization; maintaining the operating principles of the political system as stipulated in legal documents, in the Party charter and related regulations.

Strengthen and expand the great national solidarity bloc of "leaving no one behind". Design a multi-layered, multi-channel representative and participation network for new-generation workers, farmers, youth on digital platforms, women, the disadvantaged, religious and ethnic compatriots; promote religious solidarity; national solidarity; all ethnic groups are "children of the Dragon and Fairy", brothers and sisters of the same mother and father. Deploy the "Digital Front Portal" to receive petitions 24/7; Organize "Month of listening to people speak" at all levels and regions; establish an interactive map of people's livelihood issues. Promote the precious characteristic of Vietnam that there are no religious and ethnic conflicts to develop great solidarity blocs; strengthen the culture of tolerance, harmony and consensus, turning differences into characteristics and resources for national development.

Taking care of people's lives with 6 key areas of people's livelihood and assigning primary responsibilities to each organization: Employment - wages - labor safety (Union); Green rural livelihood - digital agriculture - value chain (Farmers' Association); Family security - gender equality - violence prevention (Women's Association); Youth start-up - digital skills - community volunteering (Youth Union); Gratitude - community order and discipline (Veterans, Former People's Police). Establishing a provincial community emergency assistance fund; piloting community risk insurance for vulnerable groups; linking religions, businesses, and philanthropists into a transparent social welfare chain with social audits. Political and social organizations operate according to the correct criteria and purposes, clearly demonstrating representativeness, mass character, social-humanity, voluntary - democratic nature; for the noble goals of the nation, country, and people.

The General Secretary pointed out that the method of mass organization activities must be innovated - against the "inverted cone" between the Central and the grassroots levels. The Youth Union and the Women's Union must expand the base of the pyramid: each industrial park has strong Youth Union and Association organizations; each school is a community service project with specific products; shift the focus to learners, knowledge; train young workers outside the state sector, digital youth. The Trade Union returns to its proper function: periodic dialogue, substantive collective discussion, protecting workers' rights, building trade union institutions at home and at work. The Farmers' Association is linked to cooperatives, clusters, processing, and markets. The Women's Union takes the lead in the social security program, family happiness, and mental health care. The Veterans' Association and former People's Police are the fulcrum for discipline, order, and prevention of social evils in the community. Absolutely avoid formal movements, frequent meetings, good reports but thin results. Socio-political organizations and unions are the "common home" of each social community group operating according to expertise, profession, and field, so that they are truly united, imbued with identity, and highly professional...

Keep “3 near”, “5 must”, “4 no”

The General Secretary noted that the policy of: People know - People discuss - People do - People check - People monitor - People benefit must be institutionalized into a mandatory process; Issue a set of criteria "3 public - 3 supervision": public goals - resources - progress; supervised by the People - Front - press. All social security programs have deadlines, output standards, and impact indicators; at the end of each quarter, they must be publicly evaluated and consulted with beneficiaries with the participation of representatives of workers, businesses, authorities, Front and organizations.

Apply the formula 3 Easy - 3 Clear - 3 Measure: Easy to understand - Easy to remember - Easy to do; Clear goals - Clear responsibilities - Clear deadlines; Measure inputs - Measure outputs - Measure impacts. Each member organization registers "one big result every quarter", "two breakthroughs every year"; publicly on the electronic tracking board. Strengthen inspection, supervision, strict rewards and discipline; no excuses, no avoidance of conflicts, no chasing after achievements.

To bring the above 6 key points into life, the General Secretary affirmed that the role of the Standing Committee, Party committees at all levels and each Party member is decisive. The Standing Committee of the Party Committee of the Fatherland Front must be truly exemplary, dare to think, dare to do, dare to take responsibility; choose the right breakthrough, the right person, the right job; establish a smooth coordination mechanism from the Central to the grassroots; strive to complete the 6 key points in the first 6 months of the term. Party committees at all levels lead and create conditions for the Front and mass organizations to promote their proper functions, without bureaucracy; set clear tasks, allocate resources transparently, remove barriers for the grassroots; periodically dialogue with the people. Party members working in the Front and mass organizations system must be the core, keeping "3 close": close to the people, close to the grassroots, close to the digital space; "5 must": must listen, must dialogue, must be a model, must be responsible, must report results; “4 no’s”: no formalities, no avoidance, no pushing, no wrong function.

The General Secretary suggested that the Congress discuss thoroughly and thoroughly. Only pass targets that are certain to be achievable and do well. The targets should be few but clear, measurable, and pervasive. The Resolution of the Party Committee of the Fatherland Front and Central organizations is not a copy of the Draft Resolution of the 14th Congress; it must have the identity of the Front, be specific to the great national unity bloc, easy to remember - easy to do - easy to check. Do not let the Resolution "look good on paper"; everyone will know what to do tomorrow, next week, next quarter.

The General Secretary suggested some early implementation milestones for the Congress to consider and resolve: In 3 months after the Congress: complete the organization, issue the Implementation Plan for 3 Consistencies, launch the "Digital Front Portal", select 1 model for social dialogue and 1 model for community security in each province/city. In 6 months after the Congress: organize "Month of listening to people's voices" simultaneously at all levels, organizations and unions under the front; operate digital maps on people's livelihood issues; end the "inverted cone" situation in the Youth Union and Women's Union by expanding the base in industrial parks, boarding houses, and new rural areas. In 1 year: independently evaluate the provincial social trust index; announce community security results; replicate the social dialogue model if meeting the criteria.

The General Secretary emphasized that protecting the Party's ideological foundation, strengthening people's trust, preserving cultural identity, promoting creativity and humanity - these are the soft but extremely solid defense lines of the nation. The Front is the place to weave the connecting thread between the Party, the State and the people; it is the place to turn correct policies into correct actions and correct results.

The General Secretary hopes that in this term, we will see clear changes at the grassroots level: fewer meetings; more work and action; fewer slogans, more results; fewer procedures, more smiles from the people.

With that spirit, the General Secretary called for unity, decisive, disciplined and creative actions, turning the Resolution into reality, turning expectations into achievements, so that the great national unity bloc is truly an endless resource for a prosperous and happy Vietnam, firmly moving towards the two 100-year goals set by the Party and expected by the people.

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