Ex-Vietnam President says he resigned for others’ violations

Vietnam’s former president, Nguyen Xuan Phuc. - Vietnam News/ANN

HANOI, Feb 6 (Bloomberg): Vietnam’s former president, Nguyen Xuan Phuc, said he resigned to take responsibility for the violations of officials serving under him when he was prime minister, according to a posting on the government’s website.

Phuc, who resigned as president and a member of the Politburo last month, made the comment during a Feb. 4 ceremony to hand over his position to Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan, who is now acting president.