HANOI, March 23 (Xinhua) -- A Vietnamese parliamentary official on Tuesday confirmed that the replacement of the country's top leadership positions, including the President, the Prime Minister and chairperson of the National Assembly (NA), will take place at the 11th session of the 14th NA.

Nguyen Hanh Phuc, secretary-general of the NA, made the remarks at a press briefing held in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi on the upcoming session, which is scheduled from March 24 to April 8.

At the session, the final sitting of the 14th NA, the country's top legislative body will spend seven days on personnel issues, including casting ballots on the replacement of about 25 leadership positions in total, Phuc said.

He stressed that the session is very important as it takes place right after the successful 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) and when the country is preparing for the general election, which is expected to be held in May to elect deputies to the 15th NA and the People's Councils at all levels.

The session will also feature significant oversight work, such as reviewing the performance of the 14th NA, the state president and the government over the past five years, according to Phuc.

In early March, the second plenary session of the 13th CPV Central Committee voted on the nomination of candidates to the posts including state president, prime minister and NA chairperson.

According to Vietnamese legal regulations, the working tenure of the President and the Prime Minister is coincident with the NA's tenure. Enditem

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