Laotian parliamentary election, 2011
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A parliamentary election was held in Laos
on 30 April 2011. There were an additional 17 members of parliament (with 132 seats in total) in comparison to the last election, to reflect population growth.
190 candidates were selected to stand in the election by the National Election Committee, with 47 of them women; of the newly elected members of parliament, 99 were men and 33 women. Only five independents were allowed to stand besides the Lao People's Revolutionary Party
candidates. One independent, Sisaliao Swengsuksa (the president of the Lao Farmer Products company), was elected in Vientiane
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As voting is mandatory, turnout was strong, with 3.23 million people voting out of 3.24 million eligible voters.
Laos
Laos Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south and Thailand to the west...
on 30 April 2011. There were an additional 17 members of parliament (with 132 seats in total) in comparison to the last election, to reflect population growth.
190 candidates were selected to stand in the election by the National Election Committee, with 47 of them women; of the newly elected members of parliament, 99 were men and 33 women. Only five independents were allowed to stand besides the Lao People's Revolutionary Party
Lao People's Revolutionary Party
The Lao People's Revolutionary Party is a communist political party that has governed Laos since 1975. The policy-making organs are the politburo and the central committee. A party congress, which elects members to the politburo and central committee, is held every five years...
candidates. One independent, Sisaliao Swengsuksa (the president of the Lao Farmer Products company), was elected in Vientiane
Vientiane
-Geography:Vientiane is situated on a bend of the Mekong river, which forms the border with Thailand at this point.-Climate:Vientiane features a tropical wet and dry climate with a distinct monsoon season and a dry season. Vientiane’s dry season spans from November through March. April marks the...
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As voting is mandatory, turnout was strong, with 3.23 million people voting out of 3.24 million eligible voters.