By Martin Stuart-Fox

East Asia Forum-Jan 21

The Lao Peoples’ Revolutionary Party (LPRP) held its 11th Party Congress in Vientiane from 13–15 January 2021. Party congresses, the biggest events in the Lao political calendar, are held every five years. This congress brought together 768 delegates representing what the party claims are its 348,680 members — just under 5 per cent of the population.

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