The chairman of Vietnam's parliament Vuong Dinh Hue resigned over unspecified "violations and shortcomings", the ruling Communist Party said on Friday, a new sign of political turbulence weeks after the dismissal of the country's president.

Vietnamese state media outlet VN Express reports that the head of Vietnam’s Parliament, Vuong Dinh Hue, has resigned.

Vuong Dinh Hue’s departure comes amid a growing anticorruption push and weeks after Vietnam’s president resigned.

Vietnam’s National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue has resigned days after his assistant was held in relation to a corruption probe, people familiar with the matter said.

Vuong Dinh Hue’s resignation made him the latest senior member of the government to leave office amid an ongoing anti-corruption campaign.

Vuong Hue, 67, had been touted as a possible candidate for the Communist Party secretary position, Vietnam's most powerful job.