6th National Assembly | |
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8 June 2006 – 15 June 2011 (5 years, 3 days) Overview | |
Type | Session of the National Assembly of Laos |
Election | 20 March 2016 |
Members | |
Total | 115 |
Leadership | |
President | Pany Yathotou |
The 6th National Assembly of Laos was elected by a popular vote on 30 April 2006 and was replaced by the 7th National Assembly on 15 June 2011. [1]
Meeting | Start–end | Length | Session agenda | ||||
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1st Ordinary Session | TBD | ? days | 10 items | ||||
2nd Ordinary Session | TBD | ? days | 7 items | ||||
3rd Ordinary Session | TBD | ? days | ? items | ||||
4th Ordinary Session | TBD | ? days | ? items | ||||
5th Ordinary Session | TBD | ? days | 5 items | ||||
6th Ordinary Session | TBD | ? days | 5 items | ||||
7th Ordinary Session | TBD | ? days | 7 items | ||||
8th Ordinary Session | TBD | ? days | ? items | ||||
9th Ordinary Session | TBD | ? days | ? items | ||||
10th Ordinary Session | TBD | ? days | ? items | ||||
References: |
Name | Akson Lao | Took office | Left Office | Duration | |
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Thongsing Thammavong | ທອງສິງ ທຳມະວົງ | 8 June 2006 | 23 December 2010 | 4 years and 198 days | |
Pany Yathotou | ປານີ ຢາທໍຕູ | 23 December 2010 | 15 June 2011 | 174 days | |
References: [2] |
Rank | Name | Akson Lao | Took office | Left Office | Duration |
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1 | Pany Yathotou | ປານີ ຢາທໍຕູ | 8 June 2006 | 23 December 2010 | 4 years and 198 days |
2 | Saysomphone Phomvihane | ໄຊສົມພອນ ພົມວິຫານ | 8 June 2006 | 15 June 2011 | 5 years and 7 days |
References: [2] |
№ | Constituency | Name | Akson Lao | 5th NA | 7th NA | Gender | National Assembly | LPRP | ||||||
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STC | LAW | EPF | EAC | SCA | NDC | FOR | 8th CC | |||||||
1 | Vientiane C. | Bouasone Bouphavanh | ບົວສອນ ບຸບຜາວັນ | New | Not | Male | — | — | Member | — | — | — | — | Member |
2 | Vientiane C. | Bountiem Phissamay | ບຸນຕຽມ ພິດສະໄໝ | Old | Not | Male | — | — | — | — | — | — | Member | — |
3 | Vientiane C. | Kikeo Khaykhamphithoun | ກິແກ້ວ ໄຂຄຳພິທູນ | New | Reelected | Male | — | — | Member | — | — | — | — | Member |
4 | Vientiane C. | Bounyong Boupha | ບຸນຍົງ ບຸບຜາ | Old | Reelected | Female | — | — | — | — | — | — | Member | — |
5 | Vientiane C. | Souvanpheng Bouphanouvong | ສຸວັນເພັງ ບຸບຜານຸວົງ | Old | Reelected | Female | — | — | Member | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | Vientiane C. | Khamphat Pheubobouda | ຄຳພັດ ເພີບໍບຸດາ | New | Not | Male | — | — | — | — | — | Member | — | — |
7 | Vientiane C. | Bang-on Xayalath | ບັງອອນ ໄຊຍະລາດ | Old | Not | Female | — | — | — | — | — | — | Member | — |
8 | Vientiane C. | Somphien Xayadeth | ສົົມພຽນ ໄຊຍະເດດ | New | Not | Male | — | — | Member | — | — | — | — | — |
9 | Vientiane C. | Ounheuane Phothirath | ອຸ່ນເຮືອນ ໂພທິລາດ | Old | Not | Male | — | — | — | Member | — | — | — | — |
10 | Vientiane C. | Somvandy Nathavongsa | ສົມວັນດີ ນະຖາວົງສາ | New | Not | Male | — | — | — | — | Member | — | — | — |
11 | Vientiane C. | Khamphuang Choummaly | ຄຳພວງ ຈູມມະລີ | New | Not | Male | — | — | — | — | Member | — | — | — |
12 | Vientiane C. | Latsanivong Ummarathithada | ລາດສະນີວົງ ອັມມາຣະທິທະດາ | New | Not | Male | — | — | Member | — | — | — | — | — |
13 | Vientiane C. | Thongvankham Sitthilath | ທອງວັນຄຳ ສິດທິລາດ | Old | Not | Female | — | Member | — | — | — | — | — | — |
14 | Vientiane C. | Vanpheng Keonakhone | ວັນເພັງ ແກ້ວນະຄອນ | New | Reelected | Female | — | — | — | — | Member | — | — | — |
15 | Vientiane C. | Bounpone Sisoulath | ບຸນປອນ ສີສຸລາດ | New | Reelected | Male | — | — | Member | — | — | — | — | — |
16 | Phongsaly | Phaeng Lylavong | ແພງ ລີລາວົງ | New | Not | Male | — | — | Member | — | — | — | — | — |
17 | Phongsaly | Ousavanh Thiengthetvonga | ອູ່ສະຫວັນ ທ່ຽງເທດວົງສາ | New | Not | Male | — | Member | — | — | — | — | — | — |
18 | Phongsaly | Khamchanh Sakountava | ຄຳຈັນ ສະກຸນຕະວະ | New | Not | Male | — | — | — | — | Member | — | — | — |
19 | Luang Namtha | Latsamy Mingboupha | ລັດສະໝີ ມິ່ງບຸບຜາ | Old | Reelected | Female | — | — | — | Member | — | — | — | — |
20 | Luang Namtha | Vonekham Phetthavong | ວອນຄຳ ເພັດທະວົງ | New | Reelected | Male | — | — | Member | — | — | — | — | — |
21 | Luang Namtha | Ounkeo Vouthilath | ອຸ່ນແກ້ວ ວຸດທິລາດ | New | Not | Male | — | Member | — | — | — | — | — | — |
22 | Oudomxay | Phandouangchit Vongsa | ພັນດວງຈິດ ວົງສາ | New | Reelected | Male | — | — | — | — | Member | — | — | Member |
23 | Oudomxay | Chanhthuem Latmany | ຈັນທຶມ ລັດມານີ | New | Not | Female | — | — | — | — | Member | — | — | — |
24 | Oudomxay | Khamphaeng Chitavong | ຄຳແພງ ຈິດທະວົງ | New | Not | Male | — | — | Member | — | — | — | — | — |
25 | Oudomxay | Somchanh Chitvongdeuan | ສົມຈັນ ຈິດວົງເດືອນ | Old | Reelected | Female | — | — | — | Member | — | — | — | — |
26 | Oudomxay | Siphone Intala | ສີພອນ ອິນທະລາ | New | Not | Male | — | Member | — | — | — | — | — | — |
27 | Bokeo | Chanhsouk Bounpachit | ຈັນສຸກ ບຸນປະຈິດ | New | Not | Male | — | Member | — | — | — | — | — | — |
28 | Bokeo | Vixaykone Vannachomchanh | ວິໄຊກອນ ວັນນະຈອມຈັນ | New | Reelected | Male | — | — | Member | — | — | — | — | — |
29 | Bokeo | Thatsadaphone Nosing | ທັດສະດາພອນ ໜ່ໍສິງ | New | Not | Female | — | — | — | — | Member | — | — | — |
30 | Luang Prabang | Thongsing Thammavong | ທອງສິງ ທຳມະວົງ | New | Not | Male | Member | — | — | — | — | Member | — | Member |
31 | Luang Prabang | Khamkeut Phommavongsy | ຄຳເກີດ ພົມມະວົງສີ | New | Not | Male | — | — | — | — | — | Member | — | — |
32 | Luang Prabang | Vongchanh Phomsavath | ວົງຈັນ ພົງສະຫວັນ | Old | Reelected | Male | — | — | — | Member | — | — | — | — |
33 | Luang Prabang | Singtan Xayleuxong | ສິງຕັນ ໄຊລືຊົງ | New | Reelected | Male | — | Member | — | — | — | — | — | — |
34 | Luang Prabang | Somok Kingsada | ສົມອົກ ກິ່ງສະດາ | Old | Reelected | Male | — | — | — | — | — | — | Member | — |
35 | Luang Prabang | Saysmone Khomthavong | ສາຍສະໝອນ ຄົມທະວົງ | New | Not | Male | — | — | Member | — | — | — | — | — |
36 | Luang Prabang | Bosaykham Vongdala | ບໍສາຍຄຳ ວົງດາລາ | New | Not | Male | — | — | Member | — | — | — | — | — |
37 | Luang Prabang | Singkham Phommalath | ສິງຄຳ ພົມມະລາດ | New | Not | Male | — | — | — | — | Member | — | — | — |
38 | Xayaboury | Duangsavath Souphanouvong | ດວງສະຫວັດ ສຸພານຸວົງ | Old | Reelected | Male | — | Member | — | — | — | — | — | — |
39 | Xayaboury | Onchanh Phetsalath | ອ່ອນຈັນ ເພັດສະລາດ | New | Not | Male | — | — | — | — | — | Member | — | — |
40 | Xayaboury | Mek Phanlack | ເມກ ພັນລັກ | Old | Not | Male | — | — | — | — | — | — | Member | — |
41 | Xayaboury | Bounphak Inthapanya | ບຸນພັກ ອິນທະປັນຍາ | Old | Not | Female | — | — | — | — | Member | — | — | — |
42 | Xayaboury | Yanyong Sipaseut | ຢັງຢົງ ສີປະເສີດ | New | Not | Male | — | — | Member | — | — | — | — | — |
43 | Xayaboury | Thongleuan Inpanya | ທອງເລື່ອນ ອິນປັນຍາ | New | Not | Male | — | — | — | — | — | Member | — | — |
44 | Xayaboury | Amexiong Yialeng | ອາເມ ຊົງເຢຍເລັງ | Old | Not | Male | — | — | — | Member | — | — | — | — |
45 | Houaphanh | Khamdy Singkhmphat | ຄຳດີ ສິງຄຳພັດ | New | Not | Male | — | — | — | — | — | — | Member | — |
46 | Houaphanh | Tong Yeutho | ຕົງ ເຢີທໍ | Old | Not | Male | — | — | — | Member | — | — | — | Member |
47 | Houaphanh | Khamlek Keosomphanh | ຄຳເຫລັກ ແກ້ວສົມພັນ | Old | Not | Male | — | — | — | Member | — | — | — | — |
48 | Houaphanh | Bouasone Thammaly | ບົວສອນ ທຳມະລີ | New | Not | Male | — | — | Member | — | — | — | — | — |
49 | Houaphanh | Mysone Thongsaysy | ມີສອນ ທອງໄຊສີ | New | Not | Female | — | Member | — | — | — | — | — | — |
50 | Houaphanh | Chanhsy Vannavongxay | ຈັນສີ ວັນນະວົງໄຊ | New | Not | Female | — | — | — | — | Member | — | — | — |
51 | Xiangkhouang | Khamsing Sayakone | ຄຳສິງ ໄຊຍະກອນ | Old | Not | Male | Member | — | Member | — | — | — | — | — |
52 | Xiangkhouang | Outhen Masisonxay | ອຸເທນ ມາສີຊົນໄຊ | Old | Not | Female | — | — | — | — | — | — | Member | — |
53 | Xiangkhouang | Khamsing Daxaophouan | ຄຳສິງ ດາຊາວພວນ | New | Not | Male | — | — | — | — | Member | — | — | — |
54 | Xiangkhouang | Somdy Sitthilath | ສົມດີ ສິດທິລາດ | New | Not | Male | — | Member | — | — | — | — | — | — |
55 | Xiangkhouang | Bouaphan Likaya | ບົວພັນ ລິໄກຢາ | New | Not | Female | — | — | — | Member | — | — | — | — |
56 | Vientiane P. | Thongloun Sisoulith | ທອງລຸນ ສີສຸລິດ | Old | Not | Male | — | — | — | — | — | — | Member | Member |
57 | Vientiane P. | Khammeung Phongthady | ຄຳເມິງ ພົງທະດີ | Old | Not | Male | — | — | Member | — | — | — | — | — |
58 | Vientiane P. | Duangdy Outthachak | ດວງດີ ອຸດທະຈັກ | Old | Reelected | Male | Member | — | — | — | Member | — | — | — |
59 | Vientiane P. | Khammany Inthirath | ຄຳມະນີ ອິນທິລາດ | Old | Reelected | Male | — | — | Member | — | — | — | — | — |
60 | Vientiane P. | Singkham Khongsavan | ສິງຄຳ ຄົງສະຫວັນ | New | Not | Female | — | — | — | — | — | — | Member | — |
61 | Vientiane P. | Somdy Keodalavin | ສົມດີ ແກ້ວດາລາວິນ | New | Reelected | Male | — | — | — | Member | — | — | — | — |
62 | Vientiane P. | Thonkeo Phanthavong | ທ່ອນແກ້ວ ພັນທະວົງ | New | Not | Female | — | — | — | — | Member | — | — | — |
63 | Vientiane P. | Inkham Phandara | ອິນຄຳ ພັນດາລາ | Old | Not | Female | — | Member | — | — | — | — | — | — |
64 | Bolikhamxay | Khamphanh Sithidampha | ຄຳພັນ ສິດທິດຳພາ | New | Not | Male | — | — | — | — | Member | — | — | — |
65 | Bolikhamxay | Pany Yathotou | ປານີ ຢາທໍຕູ | Old | Reelected | Female | Member | Member | — | — | — | — | — | Member |
66 | Bolikhamxay | Inta Saymounkham | ອິນຕາ ໄຊມູນຄຳ | Old | Not | Female | — | — | Member | — | — | — | — | — |
67 | Bolikhamxay | Chuangchanh Lassavong | ຈວງຈັນ ລາດສະວົງ | New | Not | Male | — | — | — | — | — | Member | — | — |
68 | Bolikhamxay | Phaithoun Kitilath | ໄພທູນ ກິດຕິລາດ | New | Not | Male | — | Member | — | — | — | — | — | — |
69 | Khammouane | Khamveo Sikhotchounlamaly | ຄຳແວວ ສີໂຄດຈຸນລະມາລີ | New | Not | Male | Member | — | — | — | — | Member | — | — |
70 | Khammouane | Somnuek Sosmchanh | ສົມນຶກ ໂສມຈັນ | New | Not | Male | — | Member | — | — | — | — | — | — |
71 | Khammouane | Phaithoun Xayakoummane | ໄພບູນ ໄຊຍະກຸມມານ | New | Not | Female | — | — | — | — | Member | — | — | — |
72 | Khammouane | Inthava Moundala | ອິນທະຫວາ ມູນດາລາ | New | Not | Male | — | Member | — | — | — | — | — | — |
73 | Khammouane | Onma Lasavong | ອ່ອນມາ ລາຊາວົງ | New | Not | Male | — | — | Member | — | — | — | — | — |
74 | Khammouane | Bounnhong Khinsamone | ບຸນຍົງ ຄິນສະໝອນ | New | Reelected | Male | — | — | — | Member | — | — | — | — |
75 | Khammouane | Phongsanhe Youtitham | ພົງສະເນ່ ຍຸຕິທຳ | New | Not | Male | — | — | — | Member | — | — | — | — |
76 | Savannakhet | Saysomphone Phomvihane | ໄຊສົມພອນ ພົມວິຫານ | Old | Reelected | Male | Member | — | — | — | — | — | Member | Member |
77 | Savannakhet | Khamphuei Panthachon | ຄຳຜຸຍ ເຜີນທະຈອນ | New | Not | Male | — | — | Member | — | — | — | — | — |
78 | Savannakhet | Keyoun Nhotsayviboun | ເກຍຸນ ຍົດໄຊວິບູນ | Old | Not | Male | Member | Member | — | — | — | — | — | — |
79 | Savannakhet | Koukeo Akkhamonti | ກຸແກ້ວ ອັກຄະມົນຕີ | Old | Reelected | Male | — | — | — | — | — | — | Member | — |
80 | Savannakhet | Vankham Inthachak | ຫວັນຄຳ ອິນທະຈັກ | New | Not | Male | — | — | — | Member | — | — | — | — |
81 | Savannakhet | Nam Viyaketh | ນາມ ວິຍະເກດ | Old | Not | Male | — | — | Member | — | — | — | — | Member |
82 | Savannakhet | Thongteun Sayasen | ທອງເຕີນ ໄຊຍະເສນ | Old | Not | Male | Member | — | — | — | Member | — | — | — |
83 | Savannakhet | Ti Phommasak | ຕີ ພົມະສັກ | New | Not | Male | — | — | — | — | — | — | Member | — |
84 | Savannakhet | Somphet Inthathilath | ສົມເພັດ ອິນທິລາດ | Old | Not | Male | — | Member | — | — | — | — | — | — |
85 | Savannakhet | Lamgneun Paseutxaya | ລຳເງິນ ປະເສີດໄຊຍາ | New | Not | Male | — | — | — | — | — | Member | — | — |
86 | Savannakhet | Somboun Sonthikoummane | ສົມບູນ ສົນທິກຸມມານ | Old | Not | Male | — | Member | — | — | — | — | — | — |
87 | Savannakhet | Bounyeuan Thitphouthavong | ບຸນເຍື້ອນ ທິດພຸດທະວົງ | New | Not | Female | — | — | — | — | Member | — | — | — |
88 | Savannakhet | Phimmaha Sengkhamyong | ພິມມະຫາ ແສງຄຳຢອງ | Old | Not | Male | — | — | — | — | — | Member | — | — |
89 | Savannakhet | Bounnhong Xaypanya | ບຸນຍົງ ໄຊປັນຍາ | New | Reelected | Male | — | — | — | — | Member | — | — | — |
90 | Savannakhet | Bountem Xouangsayavong | ບຸນເຕັມ ຊວ່ງສາຍະວົງ | New | Reelected | Male | — | — | — | Member | — | — | — | — |
91 | Savannakhet | Bounmy Khadtivong | ບຸນມີ ຂັນຕິວົງ | Old | Not | Male | — | — | Member | — | — | — | — | — |
92 | Saravan | Somxay Pholakhamphi | ສົມໄຊ ພູລະຄຳມະນີ | Old | Not | Male | — | — | — | — | — | Member | — | — |
93 | Saravan | Phouvieng Saithammavong | ພູວຽງ ສາຍທຳມະວົງ | Old | Not | Male | — | — | Member | — | — | — | — | — |
94 | Saravan | Thavone Tandavong | ຖາວອນ ຕັນດາວົງ | New | Not | Male | — | — | — | — | — | Member | — | — |
95 | Saravan | Davone Vangvichit | ດາວອນ ຫວ່າງວິຈິດ | New | Reelected | Male | — | Member | — | — | — | — | — | — |
96 | Saravan | Vaenphet Phadavong | ແຫວນເພັດ ວົງດາລາ | New | Not | Male | — | Member | — | — | — | — | — | — |
97 | Saravan | Manyxong Luesisamout | ມະນີຊົງ ລືສີສະໝຸດ | New | Not | Female | — | — | — | — | Member | — | — | — |
98 | Champasak | Somphone Kagnong-Ek | ສົມພອນ ຂະຫຍອງເອກ | New | Not | Male | — | — | — | Member | — | — | — | — |
99 | Champasak | Somphou Duangsavan | ສົມພູ ດວງສະຫວັນ | New | Not | Male | — | — | — | — | Member | — | — | — |
100 | Champasak | Phonethep Pholsena | ພອນເທບ ພົນເສນາ | Old | Reelected | Male | — | — | — | — | Member | — | — | — |
101 | Champasak | Sithong Thongkeo | ສີທອງ ທອງແກ້ວ | Old | Not | Male | — | — | Member | — | — | — | — | — |
102 | Champasak | Meksavanh Phomphithak | ເມກສະຫວັນ ພົມພິທັກ | Old | Reelected | Male | — | Member | — | — | — | — | — | — |
103 | Champasak | Bouangeun Xaphouvong | ບົວເງິນ ຊາພູວົງ | Old | Not | Male | — | — | — | — | Member | — | — | — |
104 | Champasak | Nickkham Bouasisouk | ນາງ ນິກຄຳ ບົວສີສຸກ | New | Not | Male | — | — | Member | — | — | — | — | — |
105 | Champasak | Sikhamtak Mitalay | ສີຄຳຕາກ ມິຕາໄລ | New | Not | Male | — | — | — | — | — | — | Member | — |
106 | Champasak | Sifong Boudta | ສີຟອງ ບູຕາ | Old | Not | Male | — | — | — | — | — | Member | — | — |
107 | Champasak | Kisin Siphangnam | ກິສິນ ສີປັນຍາ | New | Not | Male | — | Member | — | — | — | — | — | — |
108 | Champasak | Saphaothong Vanthavisone | ສະເພົາທອງ ວານທະວີວອນ | New | Not | Male | — | — | — | Member | — | — | — | — |
109 | Champasak | Bounmak Thipphasone | ບຸນມາ ທິບພະໄຊ | New | Not | Male | — | — | — | — | Member | — | — | — |
110 | Sekong | Thongphan Chanthalanonh | ທອງພັນ ຈັນທະລານົນ | Old | Not | Female | Member | — | — | Member | — | — | — | — |
111 | Sekong | Phonephet Khewlavong | ພອນເພັດ ຄິວລະວົງ | New | Not | Male | — | — | Member | — | — | — | — | — |
112 | Sekong | Chanhom Mahaxay | ຈັນຫອມ ມະຫາໄຊ | New | Not | Female | — | — | — | — | Member | — | — | — |
113 | Attapeu | Vassady Khotyotha | ຫວັດສະດີ ໂຄດໂຍທາ | New | Not | Female | — | Member | — | — | — | — | — | — |
114 | Attapeu | Somvang Thammasith | ສົມຫວັງ ທຳມະສິດ | New | Reelected | Male | — | — | — | — | — | Member | — | — |
115 | Attapeu | Bounnan Bounyaseng | ບຸນນານ ບຸນຍະແສງ | New | Not | Female | — | — | — | Member | — | — | — | — |
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Laos, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia. At the heart of the Indochinese Peninsula, Laos is bordered by Myanmar and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the southeast, and Thailand to the west and southwest. Its capital and largest city is Vientiane.
Laos is a country in and the only landlocked nation in mainland Southeast Asia, northeast of Thailand and west of Vietnam. It covers approximately 236,800 square kilometers in the center of the Southeast Asian peninsula and it is surrounded by Myanmar (Burma), Cambodia, the People's Republic of China, Thailand, and Vietnam.
The politics of the Lao People's Democratic Republic takes place in the framework of a one-party parliamentary socialist republic. The only legal political party is the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP). The head of state is President Thongloun Sisoulith, who is also the LPRP general secretary, making him the supreme leader of Laos. The head of government is Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone.
Prince Souphanouvong, nicknamed the Red Prince, was along with his half-brother Prince Souvanna Phouma and Prince Boun Oum of Champasak, one of the "Three Princes" who represented respectively the communist (pro-Vietnam), neutralist and royalist political factions in Laos. He was the President of Laos from December 1975 to August 1991.
Luang Phabang, or Louangphabang, commonly transliterated into Western languages from the pre-1975 Lao spelling ຫຼວງພຣະບາງ as Luang Prabang, literally meaning "Royal Buddha Image", is a city in north central Laos, consisting of 58 adjacent villages, of which 33 comprise the UNESCO Town Of Luang Prabang World Heritage Site. It was listed in 1995 for unique and "remarkably" well preserved architectural, religious and cultural heritage, a blend of the rural and urban developments over several centuries, including the French colonial influences during the 19th and 20th centuries.
Prince Souvanna Phouma was the leader of the neutralist faction and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Laos several times.
The National Assembly is the unicameral parliament of Laos. The National Assembly meets in Vientiane.
Christianity is a minority religion in Laos.
The Baháʼí Faith in Laos begins after a brief mention by ʻAbdu'l-Bahá in 1916 and the first Baháʼí enters Laos in about 1955. The first Baháʼí Local Spiritual Assembly is known to be first elected by 1958 in Vientiane and eventually Laos' own National Spiritual Assembly is first elected in 1967. The current community is approximately eight thousand adherents and four centers: Vientiane, Vientiane Province, Kaysone Phomvihane, Pakxe and smaller populations in other provinces. While well established and able to function as communities in these cities, Baháʼís have a harder time in other provinces and cannot print their own religious materials. The Association of Religion Data Archives estimated almost 14000 Baháʼís in 2005.
Vientiane is the capital and largest city of Laos. Comprising the five urban districts of Vientiane Prefecture, the city is located on the banks of the Mekong, right at the border with Thailand. Vientiane was the administrative capital during French rule and, due to economic growth in recent times, is now the economic center of Laos. The city had a population of 1,001,477 as of the 2023 Census.
Vientiane Prefecture is a prefecture of Laos, in the northwest Laos. The national capital, Vientiane, is in the prefecture. The prefecture was created in 1989, when it was split off from Vientiane province.
Visitors to Laos must obtain a visa from one of the Laotian diplomatic missions or online unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries or qualify for visa on arrival. All visitors must hold a passport valid for 6 months.
Pany Yathotou is a Laotian politician and member of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party.
The Boten–Vientiane railway is the Lao section of the Lao–China Railway (LCR), running between the capital Vientiane and the northern town of Boten on the border with Yunnan, China. The line was officially opened on 3 December 2021.
Parliamentary elections were held in Laos on 21 February 2021 to elect the members of the ninth National Assembly. Provincial elections took place simultaneously.
The 8th National Assembly of Laos was elected by a popular vote on 20 March 2016 and was replaced by the 9th National Assembly on 22 March 2021.
The 9th National Assembly of Laos was elected by a popular vote on 21 February 2021 to replace the 8th National Assembly. It convened its 1st Ordinary Session on 22 March 2021.
The 7th National Assembly of Laos was elected by a popular vote on 30 April 2011 and was replaced by the 8th National Assembly on 20 April 2016.
The 5th National Assembly of Laos was elected by a popular vote on 24 February 2002 and was replaced by the 6th National Assembly on 8 June 2006.
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