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Upcoming Elections
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April 2010 - Presidential
June 2010
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Description of government structure:
- Chief of State: President CHOUMMALY Sayasone
- Head of Government: Prime Minister BOUASONE Bouphavanh
- Assembly: Laos has a unicameral National Assembly with 115 seats.
Description of electoral system:
- The President is elected by the National Assembly to serve a 5-year term.
- Prime Minister is appointed by the president.
- In the National Assembly 115 members are elected by plurality vote in multi-member constituencies to serve 5-year terms.***
*** The total number of seats increased from 109 to 115 for the 2006 election.
Population:
- Population: 5,800,000 (October 2005 est.)
Future elections
- Presidential - June 2010
- Parliamentary - April 2010
Past elections
- Parliamentary - April 30, 2006
Last Updated on 02/04/2010
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