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Upcoming Elections

  • Parliamentary
    2016

Laos

Description of government structure:

  • Chief of State: President CHOUMMALI Saignason
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister THONGSING Thammavong
  • Assembly: Laos has a unicameral National Assembly (Sapha Heng Xat) with 132 seats.

Description of electoral system:

  • The President is elected by the National Assembly to serve a 5-year term.
  • The Prime Minister is nominated by the president.**
  • In the National Assembly (Sapha Heng Xat) 132 members are elected by plurality vote in multi-member constituencies to serve 5-year terms.

** The Prime Minister is nominated by the president and elected by the National Assembly.

Population:

  • Population: 6,834,345 (July 2009 est.)

Future elections

  • Parliamentary - 2016

Past elections

Last Updated on 05/02/2011

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