Laos elects a legislature nationally and the public also participates in the election of village heads. The National Assembly (Sapha Heng Xat) has 164 members, elected for five year terms.[1]
Laos is a one-party state. According to the constitution, elections are in accordance with the principles of democratic centralism and the Lao People's Revolutionary Party serves as the "leading nucleus" of the political system.[2]
The last elections were held on 21 February 2021. The Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) took 158 seats in the 164-member National Assembly while the six remaining seats went to independents.
members, elected for five year terms. Laos is a one-party state. According to the constitution, elections are in accordance with the principles of democratic...
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Parliamentary elections were held inLaos on 24 February 2002. The ruling Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) won all 109 seats in the National Assembly...
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Hartmann (2001) Electionsin Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p135 ISBN 0-19-924959-8 Laos: Legislature at Country Studies Laos: Elections held in 1997 Inter-Parliamentary...
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romanized: Sapha Heng Xat) is the highest power organisation of Laos. It is the only branch of government inLaos, and per the principle of unified power, all state...
& Christof Hartmann (2001) Electionsin Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p135 ISBN 0-19-924959-8 Laos: Elections held in 1989 Inter-Parliamentary Union...
The Laotian Civil War was waged between the Communist Pathet Lao and the Royal Lao Government from 23 May 1959 to 2 December 1975. The Kingdom of Laos was...
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Parliamentary elections were held inLaos on 30 April 2011. The ruling Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) won 128 of the 132 seats in the National...
Parliamentary elections were held inLaos on 24 April 1960 to elect members of the National Assembly, the lower chamber of Parliament. The result was...
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politics of the Lao People's Democratic Republic (commonly known as Laos) takes place in the framework of a one-party parliamentary socialist republic. The...
Constituent Assembly elections were held inLaos on 15 December 1946. The elections were held on a non-partisan basis, with all candidates running as independents...
The Kingdom of Laos was the form of government inLaos from 1947 to 1975. Located in Southeast Asia at the heart of the Indochinese Peninsula, it was...
French protectorate of Laos (French: Protectorat français du Laos) was a French protectorate in Southeast Asia of what is today Laos between 1893 and 1953—with...
Laotian women have long been active participants in their nation's society, involved in politics, driving social transformation and development, becoming...
Parliamentary elections were held inLaos on 2 January 1972 to elect members of the National Assembly, the lower chamber of Parliament. The elections were contested...
Parliamentary elections were held inLaos on 18 July 1965 to elect members of the National Assembly, the lower chamber of Parliament. The elections were boycotted...
An indirect presidential election was held inLaos on 15 June 2011, following the opening ceremony of the newly elected assembly. Incumbent president...
Parliamentary elections were held inLaos on 4 May 1958, in order to elect an additional 21 seats to the enlarged National Assembly, the lower chamber...
activities inLaos started in the 1950s. In 1959, U.S. Special Operations Forces (Military and CIA) began to train some Laotian soldiers in unconventional...
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