Vietnam parliament to appoint new president this week - sources

FILE PHOTO: Deputy Standing Secretary of Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Vo Van Thuong is seen at the National Convention Center to attend the Closing Ceremony of the Vietnam's Communist Party 12th Congress in Hanoi January 28, 2016. REUTERS/Na Son Nguyen/Pool

HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam's National Assembly will hold an extraordinary meeting this week, a session that officials and diplomats expect to confirm the appointment of a new president amid a leadership reshuffle prompted by a sweeping crackdown on graft.

Multiple officials and diplomats said the new president, a largely ceremonial role, would be Vo Van Thuong, who, at 52, is currently the youngest member of the party's Politburo, the country's highest decision-making body.