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Laos THE LAO PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY PARTY
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Sources: The Library of Congress Country Studies; CIA World Factbook
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    Figure 8. Organization of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP), 1993

    Source: Based on information from Martin Stuart-Fox, Laos: Politics, Economics, and Society, London, 1986, 61.

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    Khamtai Siphandon, Prime Minister, Lao People's Democratic Republic
    Courtesy Embassy of the Lao People's Democratic Republic, Washington

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    Nouhak Phoumsavan, President, Lao People's Democratic Republic
    Courtesy Embassy of the Lao People's Democratic Republic, Washington

    Whereas communist parties in the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe have crumbled, in Laos, the ruling communist party, the Phak Pasason Pativat Lao (Lao People's Revolutionary Party-- LPRP; see Glossary) has retained undiluted political control. The constitution, adopted in August 1991, notes simply in Article 3 that the LPRP is the "leading nucleus" of the political system. LPRP statutes, revised following the Fifth Party Congress held in 1991, leave no doubt regarding the dominant role of the party:

    The party is...the leading core of the entire political system, hub of intelligence, and representative of the interest of the people of all strata. The party formulates and revises the major lines and policies on national development in all spheres; finds solutions to major problems; determines the policies regarding personnel management, training of cadres, and supplying key cadres for different levels; controls and supervises activities of party cadres and members, state agencies and mass organizations.

    Data as of July 1994


    NOTE: The information regarding Laos on this page is re-published from The Library of Congress Country Studies and the CIA World Factbook. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Laos THE LAO PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY PARTY information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Laos THE LAO PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY PARTY should be addressed to the Library of Congress and the CIA.

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