CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The highest position in the government, they direct the country’s executive branch. The prime minister is accountable to the president, the National Assembly and the country’s only legal party: the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP). The current prime minister is Sonexay Siphandone, who was elected in 2022.

Detailed explanation-2: -The current president is Thongloun Sisoulith, since 22 March 2021. He was previously elected as the General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party, Laos’ most powerful position in January 2021, ranking him first in the Politburo.

Detailed explanation-3: -The only legal political party is the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP). The head of state is President Thongloun Sisoulith, who is also the LPRP general secretary, making him the supreme leader of Laos.

Detailed explanation-4: -Laos (/ˈlɑːoʊs/ ( listen)), officially the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao: , French: République démocratique populaire Lao), is a socialist state and the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia.