Vietnam Parliament Elects New Prime Minister Wednesday April 06,2016

Vietnam's new prime minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has been formally voted in by parliament.

He had already been picked to succeed outgoing leader Nguyen Tan Dung at the Communist Party's congress in January 2016

Wednesday's inauguration was seen as a formality as Mr Phuc, the former deputy prime minister, was the only candidate for the position following his selection in January. He won more than 90% of the vote in parliament

Vietnam is now ruled by Communist Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong (front row left), President Tran Dai Quang (centre), and Nguyen Xuan Phuc (right)