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ministries and governmental committees. Decrees, decisions and significant issues decided by the Council of Government (or its standing committee) had to be signed by the chairman to become effective; resolutions, decisions and instructions issued on less-critical matters could be signed by the chairman or first vice-chairman. One section of the law was devoted to the
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They can issue decrees, orders and decisions on the implementation of policies, laws, regulations and state plans, and on the establishment and operation of ministries, ministry-level organisations, local administration and other government-level organisations. The head of government can temporarily
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The constitution establishes the government's duties and responsibilities. The Law on Government clarifies the constitution, extending the government's rights. Both documents state that the government is responsible for implementing the constitution. The government ensures the implementation of laws
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is identical to that of the National Assembly: a maximum of five years. No government official can hold an office for more than two consecutive terms, and an individual can serve as prime minister for ten years. The sitting government leaves office when the successor government has received National
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The constitution was amended in 2013 and 2015. Amendments in 2013 were needed to "reflect the political and economic reality of contemporary Laos", and in 2015 it was amended to "respond to the Party's renovation policies and the country's development vision until 2030". The 2015 amendments gave the
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said in 1977, "Party committees at all levels must lead the revolutionary task in all domains, but the essential is to direct the power of the state. They must make secure and powerful, capable of applying the line and policies of the Party." According to scholar Chou Norindr, the political system
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The prime minister is nominated by the president and elected for a five-year term by the National Assembly. The nominee must receive a majority vote to be elected, and the officeholder can serve a maximum of two terms. The prime minister is responsible for controlling the government's apparatus and
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based on the Constitution and laws, having the Lao People's Revolutionary Party as the axle and having the Lao Front for National Construction, the mass organisations and the social organisations as the power uses educational, economic, and administrative methods to manage the State and to manage
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ministries, ministerial bodies, provinces and cities. It can recommend changes to the boundaries of cities and provinces to the National Assembly. The government can recommend establishing, merging, separating or abolishing a sub-ministry, department or department-level body. At the proposal of a
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took two. Laos, influenced by reforms in Vietnam and the rest of the socialist world by the mid-1980s, called for SPA elections in 1988. At the assembly's first plenary session, party leaders reported that the draft constitution was nearly finished. On 14 August 1991, the SPA adopted the first
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As the head of government, the prime minister calls government meetings and presides over them. The Law on Government gives the prime minister the right to direct and control the government's activities and delegate work to ministries, ministry-level organisations, other organisations under
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met weekly. It was composed of the chairman, the first deputy chairman, deputy chairs, ministers and the head of the Office of Council of Government. The first deputy chairman acted for the chairman in his absence. The deputy chairmen, as before, supervised and coordinated the activities of
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do not stipulate any qualifications needed to be elected prime minister except for a minimum age of twenty, the law implies that the prime minister must be a member of the LPRP. Every prime minister since the communist seizure of power on 2 December 1975 has been a member of the
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organisations, local administrative bodies, and defence and security forces to safeguard the constitution, laws and regulations. The government is responsible for the equal protection of its citizens, and has the right to make, enter into, interpret and implement international
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The new constitution changed the chairman of the Council of Government back to prime minister. It affirmed the LPRP's role, defining it as the "leading nucleus" of the state. The government's executive branch was strengthened. The Prime Minister's power was reduced, and the
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served concurrently as prime minister. No LPRP General Secretary has concurrently served as prime minister since 1998 (except during leadership transitions), opting instead to hold the presidency. However, every prime minister since 1975 has been a member of the
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The governmental structure established on 2 December 1975 was named the Council of Government, like its Vietnamese counterpart. The council was responsible for the political, economic, cultural and social affairs of the state, and its security, defence and
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composition. They have the right to propose the appointment, reassignment, and removal of minister-level officials and provincial governors to the National Assembly, and is empowered to control and monitor central, provincial and municipal state bodies.
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provincial governor or provincial-capital mayor, the government can establish or abolish districts, municipalities, and district and municipal boundaries with the approval of the relevant provincial People's Assembly. It can also establish or abolish
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The constitution stipulates in Article 23 that all "Lao citizens aged eighteen years and above have the right to vote and those aged twenty years and above have the right to be elected, except insane persons, persons with
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The government has the right to issue decrees and resolutions on economic and social management, the administrative structure of the state, and the management of science and technology. The same rights apply to national
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to "propel, assist and control all the activities of the government, to prepare a draft Constitution as well as propose laws which are indispensable and to strengthen the base of the new code of the law of the
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With National Assembly approval, the prime minister can approve, annul, and withdraw from international treaties. The prime minister can propose to the National Assembly's Standing Committee the
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The government is responsible for promoting, disseminating and implementing the constitution, instilling respect for it, and implementing approved laws and regulations. It is empowered to
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It is the government's duty to protect the rights of citizens, including those living abroad. It is constitutionally empowered to bestow and revoke citizenship. It can grant a
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since its inception. Kaysone Phomvihane, the first prime minister of the Lao PDR, also served as LPRP General Secretary and a member of the Politburo and Secretariat. His four
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prevent, terminate and annul decisions of a ministry, local administration and organisations under government supervision if they contradict laws and regulations, except for
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decisions on legal proceedings. The Prime Minister may summarise and report on the government's operation annually to the president and the National Assembly.
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National Assembly the power to appoint and dismiss the prime minister and the government, removing from the president the power to appoint the prime minister.
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Since the office was established, the prime minister has been a leading party official. From 1975 to 1991, when it was the most powerful state office, the
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of treaties, and can assign a minister and head of a ministry-level organisation to execute international treaties on behalf of the state.
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The Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) and the office of prime minister were established on 2 December 1975 by a decision of the
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by royal decree on 11 May 1947. Under the new constitution, Laos was defined as "a unitary, indivisible and democratic kingdom"; Prince
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government supervision, and local administration. The prime minister directs and monitors the implementation of resolutions, the
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the society and economy"; the prime minister and the government are selected on the premise that they implement party decisions.
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is silent on qualifications to be elected prime minister. According to Article 3, "The government operates on a principle of
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They have the right to change the composition of the government, proposing the appointment, reassignment, or dismissal of a
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The Council of Government organised quarterly meetings of all ministers; between sessions of the Council of Government, the
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Norindr, Chou (1982). "Political Institutions of the Lao People's Democratic Republic". In Stuart-Fox, Martin (ed.).
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established the Lao People's Democratic Republic. The congress established the office of prime minister, forming the
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Brown, MacAlister; Zasloff, Joseph J. (1995). "Chapter 4: Government and Politics". In Savada, Andrea Matles (ed.).
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The prime minister leads the government's executive branch. The government is composed of the prime minister, the
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Contemporary Laos: Studies in the Politics and Society of the Lao People's Democratic Republic
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was approved on 14 August 1991, and the Prime Minister was made subordinate to the President.
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Huxley. Andrew (1991). "The Draft Constitution of the Laotian People's Democratic Republic".
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Stuart-Fox, Martin (1991). "The Constitution of the Lao People's Democratic Republic".
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and persons whose rights to vote and to be elected have been revoked by a court." The
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made the government and legislature subordinate to the party. This contrasts with
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Assembly approval. The prime minister can leave office during his or her term by
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David, Aristotle; Leon-David, Novah; Kitcharoen, Tuchakorn (July–August 2019).
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Johnson, Stephen T. (January 1992). "Laos in 1991: Year of the Constitution".
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chairman of the Council of Government of the Lao People's Democratic Republic
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the status of an honorary person, and can propose amnesty to the president.
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was the first Laotian state to establish the office of prime minister. The
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Apprentice Revolutionaries: The Communist Movement in Laos, 1930–1985
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Creak, Simon (2011). "Laos: Celebrations and Development Debates".
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was enacted on 28 April 1947 by the Constituent Assembly, and was
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passed by the National Assembly, and the assembly's decisions on
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With National Assembly approval, the government can establish,
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enacted by the National Assembly, and decrees and presidential
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The absence of a constitution influenced Laos' institutions.
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and propose to the president the promotion or demotion of
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on 15 August 1941. A French–Lao agreement established the
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Prime ministers of the Lao People's Democratic Republic
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constitution of the Lao People's Democratic Republic.
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Revolution, Reform and Regionalism in Southeast Asia
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The highest position in the 934:Committee for Independence and 694:Front for National Development 199:Maximum of two five-year terms 1: 4063:Historical Dictionary of Laos 3251: 2817:15 years, 250 days 2729:13 years, 162 days 1481:and specific economic zones. 1415: 1226:) served concurrently in the 1112: 3067:4 years, 336 days 3031:5 years, 119 days 2990:4 years, 198 days 2865:6 years, 193 days 2240:2 years, 149 days 2130:2 years, 338 days 1330:Qualifications and selection 1197:socialist mode of production 1185:liberal democratic societies 300:People's Revolutionary Party 97:Office of the Prime Minister 31:āš™āšēāšāšŧāšāšĨāšąāš”āš–āš°āšĄāšŧāš™āš•āšĩ āŧāšŦāŧˆāš‡ āšŠāš›āš› āšĨāšēāš§ 7: 6484:1975 establishments in Laos 6474:Laos politics-related lists 5747:Congo (Democratic Republic) 4084:Stuart-Fox, Martin (1986). 4061:Stuart-Fox, Martin (2008). 3794:, pp. 398 & 405–6. 3782:, pp. 397 & 405–6. 3256: 3219: 3151:1 year, 265 days 3108:1 year, 283 days 2954:5 years, 73 days 2913:3 years, 31 days 2672:1 year, 192 days 2293:1 year, 136 days 2183:1 year, 148 days 2016:1 year, 233 days 1963:1 year, 305 days 1672:4 years, 50 days 1395:List of governments of Laos 1252:Thongsavat Khaykhamphitoune 1045:, who was elected in 2022. 942:Ministry of Foreign Affairs 839:Ministry of Foreign Affairs 82:since 30 December 2022 10: 6500: 5517:Myanmar (State Counsellor) 5507:Indonesia (Prime Minister) 2621:Peace and Neutrality Party 2246:National Progressive Party 2189:National Progressive Party 2136:National Progressive Party 1906:1 year, 10 days 1392: 1176:People's Democratic regime 1107: 1027:country's executive branch 655:Supreme People's Procuracy 602:State Inspection Authority 287:Kaysone Phomvihane Thought 16:Head of government of Laos 6340: 5592: 5541: 5481: 5453: 5355: 5262: 5188: 5121: 5043: 5034: 4969: 4960: 4864: 4855: 4793: 4784: 4773: 4637: 4584: 4518: 4409: 4347:Federal Research Division 4207:10.1355/9789814345040-010 4166:10.1355/9789814762878-014 3816:Creak & Sayalath 2017 3133: 3110: 3092: 3051: 3015: 2992: 2974: 2938: 2915: 2897: 2864: 2861: 2858: 2849: 2843: 2836: 2833: 2816: 2813: 2810: 2801: 2795: 2788: 2785: 2767: 2764: 2757: 2754: 2749: 2705: 2648: 2585: 2533: 2477:āŧ€āšˆāšŧāŧ‰āšēāšŠāšŧāšĄāšŠāš°āš™āšīāš” āš§āšŧāš‡āšāšŧāš•āšĢāšąāš•āš™āš° 2476: 2419: 2349: 2304: 2297: 2295: 2292: 2285: 2278: 2269: 2261: 2254: 2251: 2216: 2159: 2106: 2049: 1992: 1939: 1882: 1837: 1804: 1722: 1649:āŧ€āšˆāšŧāŧ‰āšēāŧ€āšžāšąāš”āšŠāš°āšĢāšēāš” āšĢāšąāš•āš™āš°āš§āšŧāš‡āšŠāšē 1648: 1594: 1586: 1583: 1578: 1380:second in its hierarchy. 1171:Supreme People's Assembly 1123:Kingdom of Luang Phrabang 1070:Supreme People's Assembly 1050:Kingdom of Luang Phrabang 802:Lao People's Armed Forces 235: 227: 217: 203: 193: 183: 173: 161: 149: 128: 118: 105: 87: 65: 51: 37: 30: 28: 23: 6282:Turks and Caicos Islands 5732:Central African Republic 4869:Administrative divisions 4495:Somsanith Vongkotrattana 4090:Lynne Rienner Publishers 3984:Hoover Institution Press 3673:Brown & Zasloff 1995 3548:Brown & Zasloff 1986 3533:Brown & Zasloff 1986 3521:Brown & Zasloff 1986 3354:Brown & Zasloff 1986 3157: 2471:Somsanith Vongkotrattana 1449:, defence, security and 1261:The assembly passed the 901:Administrative divisions 578:State Audit Organisation 6479:Prime ministers of Laos 5533:South Vietnam (leaders) 5317:Philippines (President) 4429:Phetsarath Ratanavongsa 4403:Prime ministers of Laos 4322:10.1163/187529891X00244 4305:Review of Socialist Law 4260:10.1163/187529891X00037 4243:Review of Socialist Law 4198:Southeast Asian Affairs 4157:Southeast Asian Affairs 4130:Oxford University Press 3172:a Japanese puppet state 1772:Phetsarath Ratanavongsa 1643:Phetsarath Ratanavongsa 1567:List of prime ministers 1119:Phetsarath Ratanavongsa 569:Kikeo Khaykhamphithoune 222:Phetsarath Ratanavongsa 204:Constituting instrument 5692:Bosnia and Herzegovina 5282:East Timor (President) 4533: 4484:Sounthone Pathammavong 4424: 4114:Bui, Ngoc Son (2019). 2344:Sounthone Pathammavong 1561:People's Supreme Court 1401:deputy prime ministers 1358:LPRP Central Committee 1353:LPRP General Secretary 1267:SPA Standing Committee 1208:deputy prime ministers 1169:. The NCP ordered the 1098:LPRP General Secretary 1090:LPRP Central Committee 855:Diplomatic missions of 709:Saysomphone Phomvihane 631:People's Supreme Court 485:Saysomphone Phomvihane 465:Saysomphone Phomvihane 136:LPRP Central Committee 6167:SÃĢo TomÃĐ and Principe 6147:Saint Kitts and Nevis 5327:Singapore (President) 5287:Indonesia (President) 4707:Japanese puppet state 4547:Sisavath Keobounphanh 4531: 4422: 4339:Laos: a Country Study 2893:Sisavath Keobounphanh 2050:āŧ€āšˆāšŧāŧ‰āšēāšŠāšĩāšŠāš°āšŦāš§āŧˆāšēāš‡āš§āšąāš”āš—āš°āš™āšē 1522:deputy prime minister 1393:Further information: 1345:democratic centralism 1341:Law on the Government 1271:collective leadership 1240:Sisavath Keobounphanh 1202:The government had a 737:Inlavanh Keobounphanh 670:Xaysana Khotphouthone 646:Viengthong Siphandone 559:Chansamone Chanyalath 554:Deputy Prime Minister 380:Inspection Commission 240:Deputy Prime Minister 6302:United Arab Emirates 4843:World Heritage Sites 4562:Thongsing Thammavong 3720:Constitution of Laos 3011:Thongsing Thammavong 2735:Lao Neutralist Party 1374:Thongsing Thammavong 1248:Maychantane Sengmany 1131:Constituent Assembly 814:Ministry of Defense 593:Malaythong Kommasith 208:Constitution of Laos 6272:Trinidad and Tobago 5622:Antigua and Barbuda 5357:Heads of government 5342:Vietnam (President) 5307:Myanmar (President) 4742:Vietnamese invasion 4697:French protectorate 4567:Thongloun Sisoulith 4557:Bouasone Bouphavanh 4552:Bounnhang Vorachith 4351:Library of Congress 4139:10.1093/icon/moz067 3178:on 12 October 1945. 3112:Thongloun Sisoulith 3071:Bounnhang Vorachith 3047:Thongloun Sisoulith 2970:Bouasone Bouphavanh 2934:Bounnhang Vorachith 2898:āšŠāšĩāšŠāš°āšŦāš§āšēāš” āŧāšāŧ‰āš§āššāšļāš™āšžāšąāš™ 1378:Thongloun Sisoulith 1370:Bounnhang Vorachith 1368:was ranked eighth, 1366:Sisavat Keobounphan 1316:President of France 1072:(SPA) approved the 845:Saleumxay Kommasith 808:Thongloun Sisoulith 767:Alounxay Sounnalath 617:Khamphan Phommathat 502:Thongloun Sisoulith 425:Thongloun Sisoulith 403:Vilayvanh Boudakham 393:Khamphan Phommathat 339:Thongloun Sisoulith 5525:(Governor-General) 5332:Thailand (Monarch) 5302:Malaysia (Monarch) 5277:Cambodia (Monarch) 5007:Telecommunications 4757:History since 1945 4752:History until 1945 4577:Sonexay Siphandone 4572:Phankham Viphavanh 4537:Kaysone Phomvihane 4534: 4469:Katay Don Sasorith 4425: 4353:. pp. 203–52. 3284:, p. xxxviii. 3129:Sonexay Siphandone 3088:Phankham Viphavanh 2994:Choummaly Sayasone 2876:Nouhak Phoumsavanh 2869:Kaysone Phomvihane 2845:Khamtai Siphandone 2797:Kaysone Phomvihane 2649:āššāšļāš™āš­āšļāŧ‰āšĄ āš™āš° āšˆāšģāš›āšēāšŠāšąāš 2563:Lao People's Rally 2299:Lao People's Rally 2154:Katay Don Sasorith 1940:āššāšļāš™āš­āšļāŧ‰āšĄ āš™āš° āšˆāšģāš›āšēāšŠāšąāš 1508:Role and authority 1244:Chanmy Douangboudy 1212:Nouhak Phoumsavanh 1180:Kaysone Phomvihane 1043:Sonexay Siphandone 1025:, they direct the 1015:head of government 699:Standing Committee 688:Mass organisations 665:Supreme Prosecutor 564:Sonexay Siphandone 547:Phankham Viphavanh 519:Bounthong Chitmany 472:Standing Committee 361:Bounthong Chitmany 123:Head of government 78:Sonexay Siphandone 6469:Laotian ministers 6451: 6450: 5807:Equatorial Guinea 5552: 5551: 5224: 5223: 5184: 5183: 5030: 5029: 4956: 4955: 4933:Political parties 4921:National Assembly 4889:General Secretary 4884:Foreign relations 4851: 4850: 4767:2007 coup attempt 4737:Laotian Civil War 4727:Ho Chi Minh trail 4702:Japanese invasion 4593: 4592: 4542:Khamtai Siphandon 4459:Sisavang Vatthana 4108:Journal articles: 4099:978-1-55587-004-1 4076:978-0-81086-411-5 3830:, pp. 122–3. 3806:, pp. 405–6. 3155: 3154: 3143:30 December 2022 3134:āšŠāš­āš™â€‹āŧ„āšŠ āšŠāšĩ​āšžāšąāš™â€‹āš”āš­āš™ 3105:30 December 2022 3025:23 December 2010 2987:23 December 2010 2917:Khamtai Siphandon 2907:16 February 1998 2862:16 February 1998 2828:Phoumi Vongvichit 2740: 2739: 2317:Sisavang Vatthana 2160:āšāš°āš•āŧˆāšēāš āŧ‚āš”āš™āšŠāš°āŧ‚āšŠāšĨāšīāš” 2044:Sisavang Vatthana 2022:Independent Party 1557:public prosecutor 1542:plenipotentiaries 1384:Duties and rights 1224:Phoune Sipraseuth 1220:Khamtai Siphandon 1216:Phoumi Vongvichit 1193:foreign relations 1085:Law on Government 1068:on that day. 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5118: 5116: 5115: 5110: 5105: 5100: 5095: 5090: 5089: 5088: 5087:hybrid variant 5075: 5065: 5060: 5055: 5050: 5044: 5038: 5032: 5031: 5028: 5027: 5025: 5024: 5019: 5014: 5009: 5004: 5002:Stock exchange 4999: 4994: 4989: 4981: 4976: 4970: 4964: 4958: 4957: 4954: 4953: 4951: 4950: 4948:Prime Minister 4945: 4943:Vice President 4940: 4935: 4930: 4929: 4928: 4918: 4913: 4908: 4903: 4902: 4901: 4891: 4886: 4881: 4876: 4871: 4865: 4859: 4853: 4852: 4849: 4848: 4846: 4845: 4840: 4835: 4830: 4825: 4820: 4815: 4810: 4805: 4800: 4794: 4788: 4782: 4781: 4774: 4772: 4770: 4769: 4764: 4759: 4754: 4749: 4744: 4739: 4734: 4729: 4724: 4722:Indochina Wars 4719: 4714: 4709: 4704: 4699: 4694: 4689: 4684: 4679: 4677:Luang Phrabang 4674: 4669: 4664: 4659: 4654: 4649: 4643: 4641: 4635: 4634: 4623: 4622: 4615: 4608: 4600: 4591: 4590: 4585: 4582: 4581: 4579: 4574: 4569: 4564: 4559: 4554: 4549: 4544: 4539: 4526: 4524: 4516: 4515: 4513: 4512: 4507: 4502: 4497: 4492: 4487: 4481: 4476: 4471: 4466: 4461: 4456: 4451: 4446: 4441: 4436: 4431: 4417: 4415: 4407: 4406: 4399: 4398: 4391: 4384: 4376: 4370: 4369: 4327: 4326: 4299: 4264: 4237: 4215: 4192: 4144: 4105: 4104: 4098: 4081: 4075: 4058: 4052: 4035: 4029: 4012: 3992: 3968: 3965: 3962: 3961: 3832: 3820: 3818:, p. 183. 3808: 3796: 3784: 3772: 3770:, p. 766. 3760: 3742: 3725: 3704: 3702:, p. 767. 3692: 3690:, p. 761. 3677: 3675:, p. 169. 3665: 3646: 3629: 3627:, p. 117. 3617: 3600: 3585: 3573: 3552: 3550:, p. 169. 3537: 3525: 3523:, p. 168. 3498: 3486: 3474: 3457: 3442: 3425: 3406: 3394: 3382: 3370: 3358: 3356:, p. 162. 3343: 3328: 3326:, p. 397. 3313: 3301: 3286: 3274: 3272:, p. 253. 3261: 3260: 3258: 3255: 3253: 3250: 3223: 3221: 3218: 3215: 3214: 3197: 3180: 3162: 3161: 3159: 3156: 3153: 3152: 3149: 3144: 3141: 3126: 3119: 3115: 3114: 3109: 3106: 3103: 3102:22 March 2021 3100: 3085: 3078: 3074: 3073: 3068: 3065: 3064:22 March 2021 3062: 3061:20 April 2016 3059: 3052:āš—āš­āš‡āšĨāšļāš™ āšŠāšĩāšŠāšļāšĨāšīāš” 3044: 3037: 3033: 3032: 3029: 3028:20 April 2016 3026: 3023: 3016:āš—āš­āš‡āšŠāšīāš‡ āš—āšģāšĄāš°āš§āšŧāš‡ 3008: 3001: 2997: 2996: 2991: 2988: 2985: 2982: 2967: 2960: 2956: 2955: 2952: 2949: 2948:27 March 2001 2946: 2939:āššāšļāš™āšāšąāš‡ āš§āŧāšĨāš°āšˆāšīāš” 2931: 2924: 2920: 2919: 2914: 2911: 2910:27 March 2001 2908: 2905: 2890: 2883: 2879: 2878: 2872: 2871: 2866: 2863: 2860: 2857: 2842: 2835: 2831: 2830: 2824: 2823: 2818: 2815: 2812: 2809: 2802:āŧ„āšāšŠāš­āš™ āšžāšŧāšĄāš§āšīāšŦāšēāš™ 2794: 2787: 2783: 2782: 2779: 2776: 2772: 2771: 2766: 2763: 2756: 2753: 2744: 2741: 2738: 2737: 2732: 2730: 2727: 2720: 2713: 2692: 2685: 2681: 2680: 2675: 2673: 2670: 2663: 2656: 2635: 2628: 2624: 2623: 2618: 2616: 2613: 2606: 2599: 2586:āšāš§āšĩāš™āšīāšĄ āšžāšŧāšĨāŧ€āšŠāš™āšē 2576: 2569: 2566: 2565: 2560: 2558: 2557:105 days 2555: 2548: 2541: 2520: 2513: 2509: 2508: 2503: 2501: 2498: 2491: 2484: 2463: 2456: 2452: 2451: 2446: 2444: 2443:148 days 2441: 2434: 2427: 2410: 2403: 2399: 2398: 2381: 2379: 2376: 2367: 2358: 2336: 2329: 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243: 242: 237: 233: 232: 231:21 August 1941 229: 225: 224: 219: 215: 214: 205: 201: 200: 197: 191: 190: 185: 181: 180: 175: 171: 170: 165: 159: 158: 153: 147: 146: 144: 143: 141:LPRP Politburo 138: 132: 130: 126: 125: 120: 116: 115: 109: 103: 102: 100: 99: 94: 88: 85: 84: 74: 67: 66: 63: 62: 57: 49: 48: 43: 35: 34: 26: 25: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 6496: 6485: 6482: 6480: 6477: 6475: 6472: 6470: 6467: 6465: 6462: 6461: 6459: 6444: 6441: 6439: 6436: 6434: 6431: 6429: 6426: 6424: 6421: 6419: 6416: 6414: 6411: 6409: 6406: 6404: 6401: 6399: 6396: 6394: 6391: 6389: 6386: 6384: 6381: 6379: 6376: 6374: 6371: 6369: 6366: 6364: 6361: 6359: 6356: 6354: 6351: 6349: 6346: 6345: 6343: 6341:Defunct title 6339: 6333: 6330: 6328: 6325: 6323: 6320: 6318: 6315: 6313: 6310: 6308: 6305: 6303: 6300: 6298: 6295: 6293: 6290: 6288: 6285: 6283: 6280: 6278: 6275: 6273: 6270: 6268: 6265: 6263: 6260: 6258: 6255: 6253: 6250: 6248: 6245: 6243: 6240: 6238: 6235: 6233: 6230: 6228: 6225: 6223: 6220: 6218: 6217:South Ossetia 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5343: 5340: 5337: 5333: 5330: 5328: 5325: 5322: 5318: 5315: 5312: 5308: 5305: 5303: 5300: 5298: 5295: 5292: 5288: 5285: 5283: 5280: 5278: 5275: 5273: 5270: 5269: 5267: 5265: 5261: 5252: 5247: 5245: 5240: 5238: 5233: 5232: 5229: 5217: 5214: 5212: 5209: 5208: 5203: 5199: 5196: 5192: 5191: 5187: 5177: 5174: 5172: 5169: 5167: 5164: 5162: 5159: 5157: 5154: 5152: 5149: 5147: 5144: 5142: 5141:Dramatic arts 5139: 5137: 5134: 5132: 5129: 5128: 5126: 5124: 5120: 5114: 5111: 5109: 5106: 5104: 5101: 5099: 5096: 5094: 5091: 5086: 5083: 5079: 5076: 5074: 5071: 5070: 5069: 5066: 5064: 5063:Ethnic groups 5061: 5059: 5056: 5054: 5051: 5049: 5046: 5045: 5042: 5039: 5037: 5033: 5023: 5020: 5018: 5015: 5013: 5010: 5008: 5005: 5003: 5000: 4998: 4995: 4993: 4990: 4988: 4982: 4980: 4977: 4975: 4972: 4971: 4968: 4965: 4963: 4959: 4949: 4946: 4944: 4941: 4939: 4936: 4934: 4931: 4927: 4924: 4923: 4922: 4919: 4917: 4914: 4912: 4909: 4907: 4904: 4900: 4897: 4896: 4895: 4892: 4890: 4887: 4885: 4882: 4880: 4877: 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4408: 4404: 4397: 4392: 4390: 4385: 4383: 4378: 4377: 4374: 4366: 4360: 4352: 4348: 4341: 4340: 4334: 4333: 4332: 4331: 4323: 4319: 4315: 4311: 4307: 4306: 4300: 4296: 4292: 4288: 4284: 4280: 4276: 4272: 4271: 4265: 4261: 4257: 4253: 4249: 4245: 4244: 4238: 4234: 4230: 4226: 4222: 4218: 4216:9789814345040 4212: 4208: 4204: 4200: 4199: 4193: 4189: 4183: 4175: 4171: 4167: 4163: 4159: 4158: 4150: 4145: 4140: 4135: 4131: 4127: 4123: 4122: 4117: 4112: 4111: 4110: 4109: 4101: 4095: 4091: 4087: 4082: 4078: 4072: 4068: 4064: 4059: 4055: 4053:0-7022-1840-5 4049: 4045: 4041: 4036: 4032: 4030:0-203-09947-8 4026: 4022: 4018: 4013: 4009: 4003: 3995: 3993:0-8179-8122-5 3989: 3985: 3981: 3976: 3975: 3974: 3973: 3957: 3951: 3936: 3932: 3928: 3921: 3919: 3917: 3915: 3913: 3911: 3909: 3907: 3905: 3903: 3901: 3899: 3897: 3895: 3893: 3891: 3889: 3887: 3885: 3883: 3881: 3879: 3877: 3875: 3873: 3871: 3869: 3867: 3865: 3863: 3861: 3859: 3857: 3855: 3853: 3851: 3849: 3847: 3845: 3843: 3841: 3839: 3837: 3829: 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Index


National emblem

National flag

Sonexay Siphandone
Executive branch
Office of the Prime Minister
Style
Excellency
Head of government
LPRP Central Committee
LPRP Politburo
Residence
Building of the Office of the Prime Minister
Seat
Vientiane
President
National Assembly
Term length
Constitution of Laos
Law on Government
Phetsarath Ratanavongsa
Deputy Prime Minister
Politics of Laos

Constitution
Marxism–Leninism
Kaysone Phomvihane Thought
People's Revolutionary Party

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