Thongloun Sisoulith elected Prime Minister of Laos

On the 5th, local time, during the second session of the Standing Committee of the Tenth National Assembly of Laos, members of parliament voted to elect Thongloun Sisoulith as the new Prime Minister.

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On the 5th, local time, the second extraordinary session of the 10th National Assembly of Laos convened in the capital, Vientiane. The session voted to elect Sonexay Siphandone as the new President of the Lao National Assembly, succeeding Saisomphone Phomvihane, who passed away from illness in August this year.

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