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Politics of Laos

The politics of the Lao People's Democratic Republic takes place in the framework of a one-party socialist republic. The only legal political party is the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP). The de jure head of state is President Bounnhang Vorachith, who also is LPRP general secretary making him the de facto leader of Laos.

Lao Peoples Revolutionary Party Marxist-Leninist political party in and sole governing party of Laos

The Lao People's Revolutionary Party, formerly the Lao People's Party, is the Marxist–Leninist political party in Laos which emerged from the Communist Party of Vietnam founded by Hồ Chí Minh in 1930. It has governed in Laos since 1975. The policy-making organs are the Politburo, Secretariat and the Central Committee. A party congress, which elects members to the politburo and central committee, is held every five years. The congress used to also elect a secretariat, but this body was abolished in 1991. As of 2016, 128 of the 132 members of the National Assembly of Laos were from the Lao People's Revolutionary Party.

Bounnhang Vorachith Lao politician, current General Secretary of the Lao Peoples Revolutionary Party and current President of Laos

Bounnhang Vorachith is a Laotian politician who has been General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party and President of Laos since 2016. Previously he served as Deputy Prime Minister from 1996 to 2001, as Prime Minister from 2001 to 2006, and as Vice President of Laos from 2006 to 2016.

President of Laos position

The President of the Lao People's Democratic Republic is the head of state of Laos.

2009 Southeast Asian Games

The 2009 Southeast Asian Games, officially known as the 25th Southeast Asian Games, was a Southeast Asian multi-sport event hosted by Vientiane, Laos. This was the first time Laos had held the Southeast Asian Games as Laos had previously declined hosting the 1965 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games, citing financial difficulties. This was also the first time the Southeast Asian Games was held in a landlocked country.

Choummaly Sayasone Laotian politician

Lieutenant General Choummaly Sayasone is a Laotian politician who was General Secretary (leader) of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) and President of Laos from 2006 to 2016.

Bouasone Bouphavanh Laotian politician

Bouasone Bouphavanh was Prime Minister of Laos from 2006 to 2010. He was officially appointed to the office by the National Assembly of Laos on June 8, 2006, during a major government reshuffle. He replaced Bounnhang Vorachith who became vice president. Bouasone had previously served as first deputy prime minister since October 3, 2003. Before that, he was third deputy prime minister and was president of the State Planning Committee. He ranks seventh in the Politburo. He was replaced as Prime Minister on 23 December 2010 by Thongsing Thammavong. Now, Bouasone Bouphavanh currently serves as head of the Lao Party Central Committee's Commission for Economic Development Strategy Research.

Laos–Philippines relations Diplomatic relations between the Lao Peoples Democratic Republic and the Republic of the Philippines

The Laos–Philippines relations refers to the bilateral relations between Laos and the Philippines.

Aaron Evans Australian professional footballer

Aaron Michael Evans is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or defensive midfielder for Liga 1 club PS Sleman. He also has Croatian citizenship.

The following lists events that happened during 2011 in Laos.

The following lists events that happened during 2012 in Laos.

The following lists events that happened during 2001 in Laos.

The following lists events that happened during 2004 in Laos.

The following lists events that happened during 2006 in Laos.

The following lists events that happened during 2009 in Laos.

The following lists events that happened during 2010 in Laos.

The 10th Congress of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) was held in Vientiane from 18–22 January 2016. The congress occurs once every five years. A total of 685 delegates represented the party's 252,879 card-carrying members.

2016 Laotian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Laos on 20 March 2016. Voters were presented with a single list from the Lao Front for National Construction, dominated by the Communist Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LRPP). The LPRP won 144 of the 149 seats, with pro-government independents winning the remaining five.

The 2016 Mekong Club Championship is the 3rd season of the Mekong Club Championship. The championship is sponsored by Toyota and will be played between October 2016 and January 2017 featuring teams from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.

References

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  2. ↑ "Northern Lao provinces hit by extreme cold snap". Vientiane Times . Vientiane. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "Press Release for press conference (12 Sep. 2014)". Toyota to Host TOYOTA Mekong Club Championship 2016. 13 June 2016. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2018.


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