Vietnam's Ambitious Restructuring of Its Political and Administrative System

In late 2024, the General Secretary the Communist Party of Vietnam, Tô Lâm, announced an unprecedented overhaul of the country’s political and administrative system. The measure intends to reduce the number of civil servants and optimize government structures at all levels by the end of 2025. If successful, it could transform Vietnam’s political landscape and the governance approach to transform the nation into a socialist high-income economy by 2045. However, there are also challenges ahead.

Nguyen Van Tung is a Project Manager at RLS Hanoi. His article was first published on rosalux.de.