Elections in Laos

Laos elects a legislature nationally and the public also participates in the election of village heads. The National Assembly (Sapha Heng Xat) has 149 members, elected for five year terms.[1]

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Laos is a one-party state. According to the constitution, elections are in accordance with the principles of Democratic Centralism and the Lao People's Revolutionary Party serves as the "Leading nucleus" of the political system.[2]

The last elections were held on March 20th, 2016. The Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) took 144 seats in the 149-member National Assembly while the five remaining seats went to independents. Nearly 73% of members were elected to the National Assembly for the first time. During the election campaign, many candidates focused on development, promising to serve the interests of the nation and the people.[3]

Latest election
Main article: 2016 Laotian parliamentary election
Alliance Party Votes % Seats +/–
Lao Front for National ConstructionLao People's Revolutionary Party100144+16
Independents5+1
Invalid/blank votes–––
Total3,657,026100149+17
Registered voters/turnout3,733,93297.94––
Source: IPU

References
  1. Union, Inter-Parliamentary. "IPU PARLINE database: LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC (Sapha Heng Xat), General information". www.ipu.org. Retrieved 2016-10-18.
  2. "Lao People's Democratic Republic: Constitution of The Lao People's Democratic Republic". www.wipo.int. Retrieved 2016-10-18.
  3. Union, Inter-Parliamentary. "IPU PARLINE database: LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC (Sapha Heng Xat), Last elections". www.ipu.org. Retrieved 2016-10-18.
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