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National Assembly ສະພາແຫ່ງຊາດ Sapha HaengXat | |
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| Seats | 164 |
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Political groups | Lao Front for National Development (164)
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Length of term | 5 years |
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Last election | 21 February 2021 |
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| New National Assembly Building,Vientiane,Laos | |
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TheNational Assembly (NA;Lao:ສະພາແຫ່ງຊາດ,romanized: Sapha Haengxat) or formally theNational Assembly of the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao:ສະພາແຫ່ງຊາດ ແຫ່ງ ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ,romanized: saphahaengxat haeng sathalanalat paxathipatai paxaxon lao) is thesupreme state organ of power ofLaos. It is the only branch of government in Laos, and per the principle ofunified power, all state organs are subservient to it. The National Assembly meets inVientiane.
Laos is aone-party state, with theLao People's Revolutionary Party as the sole legal party in the country.[1] Most of the National Assembly's actionsrubber stamp the party's decisions.[1] Efforts have been made to increase the capacity of its members, aiming to strengthen their legislative, oversight, and representational capacities.[2]
The National Assembly was established by the Lao Constitution of 1991.[3]
Elections were held in 2021. The Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) took 158 seats in the enlarged 164-member National Assembly while the 6 remaining seats went to independents.[4]
In 2017, construction started on a new National Assembly building, gifted byVietnam.[5] The construction was completed in 2021.[6]
Parliamentary committees of the National Assembly include:[7]
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