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Lao People's Democratic Republic

Leadership

Portrait of Thongloun Sisoulith
Thongloun Sisoulith
President
Government of India · Photo source · Government Open Data License – India
Portrait of Saleumxay Kommasith
Saleumxay Kommasith
Prime Minister
Christophe Licoppe / European Commission · Photo source · CC BY 4.0

Thongloun Sisoulith serves as president. Profile source

National government

Saleumxay Kommasith was approved as prime minister on 5 October 2026. Lao state news agency announcement

LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC · ELECTIONS & REPRESENTATION

Votes, seats & parliament

Dated source snapshot

Explore Lao People's Democratic Republic’s recorded parliamentary results and how each chamber is selected. Leadership portraits appear above; the charts below show seats reported in the linked election records.

Chambers recorded11 not marked suspended in this source
Directly elected1Other chambers may use a different selection method
Results coverage1 / 1Chambers with a party-seat breakdown

These are dated election records, not live chamber membership. By-elections, vacancies, appointments and changes of party may alter the current composition. A seat total can cover only the seats allocated in that result; it does not automatically represent the full statutory chamber.

Directly elected

National Assembly

Recorded selection · 22 February 2026

175seats shown
Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP)175

Each seat icon represents one reported seat. Colours distinguish parties within this chart; the arc is a visual grouping, not a seating plan.

Largest allocation in this resultLao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP)175 of 175 reported seats. This alone does not identify a governing coalition.

Next recorded renewal projection28 February 2031A source projection, not a confirmed polling-day announcement.
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Regional election maps require separately verified geographic results. National seat totals are shown here without inferring regional winners.

Inter-Parliamentary Union: Parliamentary elections, November 2026. Terms of use · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

UN heads of state and government reference