National Assembly of Laos

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The National Assembly of Laos is the unicameral legislative body of the Lao People's Democratic Republic, responsible for enacting laws, approving the budget, and overseeing the executive branch.

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf government body
national legislature
unicameral legislature
branchOfGovernment legislative branch
budgetFunction approval of state budget
buildingLocation Vientiane
buildingName National Assembly Building
constitutionBasis Constitution of Laos
surface form: Constitution of the Lao People's Democratic Republic
continent Asia
country Laos
surface form: Lao People's Democratic Republic
dominantParty Lao People’s Revolutionary Party
surface form: Lao People's Revolutionary Party
electoralDistrictType multi-member constituencies
electoralFrequency every 5 years
establishedInYear 1991
hasAuthorityOver Government of Laos
surface form: Council of Ministers of Laos

Prime Minister of Laos
hasCommitteeSystem true
headTitle President of the National Assembly
houseType single chamber
isNationalParliament true
isUnicameral true
jurisdiction Laos
surface form: Lao People's Democratic Republic
languageOfProceedings Lao
legislatureType unicameral
lowerHouse none
mainFunction legislation
meetsIn Vientiane
meetsInCountryCapital true
nativeName ສະພາແຫ່ງຊາດ
nativeNameLanguage Lao
numberOfMembers 149
politicalSystemContext one-party socialist republic
power amends the constitution
approves appointment of the Prime Minister
elects the President of Laos
ratifies international treaties
precededBy Supreme People's Assembly
surface form: Supreme People's Assembly of Laos
region Southeast Asia
role approves the state budget
enacts laws
oversees the executive branch
secondaryFunction oversight of the executive
sessionType plenary sessions
shortName National Assembly
supervises implementation of laws
state budget execution
termLength 5 years
upperHouse none
votingSystem plurality-at-large voting

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

President of Laos appointedBy National Assembly of Laos
President of Laos electedBy National Assembly of Laos
Lao People’s Revolutionary Party influences National Assembly of Laos
Laos legislature National Assembly of Laos