what type of government does vietnam have today?
Socialist state
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 Vietnam is a one @-@ party socialist republic . The current Vietnamese state traces its direct linage back to the Democratic Republic of Vietnam ( North Vietnam ) and the 1945 August Revolution led by Hồ Chí Minh . The current constitution was adopted on 15 April 1992 by the National Assembly of Vietnam . There have been three other constitutions in Vietnamese history : the 1946 , 1959 and 1980 constitutions . The current constitution has been amended once , during the 10th session of the National Assembly on 25 December 2001 . The Communist Party of Vietnam , the leading non @-@ State organ , operates in accordance with the laws . Government powers in Vietnam are divided into legislative , executive and judiciary powers . Vietnam 's legal system is based upon socialist legality according to Article 12 of the constitution . 

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 Vietnam is a socialist republic with a one @-@ party system led by the Communist Party of Vietnam ( CPV ) . The CPV espouses Marxism – Leninism and Hồ Chí Minh Thought , the thoughts of the late Hồ Chí Minh . The two ideologies function as a firm ideological basis and serve as guidance for the activities of the Party and state . According to the Constitution , Vietnam is " in the period of transition to socialism " . Marxism – Leninism was introduced to Vietnam in the 1920s and 1930s , and Vietnamese culture has been led under the banner of patriotism and Marxism – Leninism . Hồ Chí Minh 's beliefs were not systematised during his life , nor quickly following his death . Trường Chinh 's biography of " Chairman Hồ " in 1973 emphasised his revolutionary policies . The thoughts of Hồ Chí Minh were systematised in 1989 , under the leadership of Nguyễn Văn Linh . Hồ Chí Minh Thought , alongside Marxism – Leninism , became the official ideology of the CPV and the state in 1991 . The CPV 's claim to legitimacy was retained following the collapse of communism in 1989 and the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 by its commitment to the thoughts of Hồ Chí Minh , according to Sophie Quinn @-@ Judge . According to Pierre Brocheux , the author of Ho Chi Minh : a Biography , the current state ideology is Hồ Chí Minh Thought , with Marxism – Leninism playing a secondary role . While some claim that Hồ Chí Minh Thought is used as a veil for the Party leadership since they , according to this version , have stopped believing in communism , however this is false when considering that Hồ Chí Minh was an avid supporter of Vladimir Lenin and the dictatorship of the proletariat . Others see Hồ Chí Minh Thought as a political umbrella term whose main function is to smuggle in non @-@ socialist ideas and policies without challenging socialist legality . 

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 The politics of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam are defined by a single @-@ party socialist republic framework , where the President of Vietnam is the head of state and the Prime Minister of Vietnam is the head of government , in a one @-@ party system led by the Communist Party of Vietnam . Executive power is exercised by the government and the President of Vietnam . Legislative power is vested in the National Assembly of Vietnam ( Vietnamese : Quốc hội ) . The Judiciary is independent of the executive . The parliament adopted the current Constitution of Vietnam ; its fourth , on 15 April 1992 , and it has been amended once since then . 

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 The government ( Vietnamese : Chính phủ ) is the executive arm of the National Assembly and the highest administrative body of the Vietnamese state . It is headed by the prime minister and consists of deputy prime ministers , ministers and other members . The government is a unified administration responsible for the implementation of political , economic , cultural , social , national defence , security and external activities of the state . It is also responsible for the effectiveness of the state apparatus itself from the top down , stabilisation in the country and the observance of the constitution . As with the President , the government is elected by the deputies of the National Assembly for a five @-@ year term . The Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic is elected or dismissed by the National Assembly , at the request of the president . Since 7 April 2016 , the prime minister of the government has been Nguyễn Xuân Phúc . 

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 The President of the Republic ( Vietnamese : Chủ tịch nước Việt Nam ) is the head of state and head of government , elected to a five @-@ year term by the National Assembly , and is limited by the Constitution to a maximum tenure of 2 terms . In addition to being the Chairman of the Council for Defence and Security and commander @-@ in @-@ chief of the Vietnam People 's Armed Forces , the president has the procedural duty of appointing or dismissing of the Vice Presidents , Prime Minister , Deputy Chief Judge of the Supreme People 's Court and Head of the Supreme People 's Procuracy , with the consent of the National Assembly through a simple majority vote . The President has influence on foreign policy , and has the right to declare a state of emergency and to declare war . The most recent presidential elections were held on 25 July 2011 , when Trương Tấn Sang , the incumbent , was re @-@ elected by the deputies ( members ) of the National Assembly . 
