The Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) is the founding and sole ruling party of the Lao People's Democratic Republic. The party's monopoly on state power is guaranteed by Article 3 of the Constitution of Laos, and it maintains a unitary state with centralised control over the economy and military.
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Thongloun Sisoulith
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Thongloun Sisoulith is a Lao historian and politician serving as General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party since 15 January 2021 and President of Laos since 22 March 2021.
Thongloun meeting with Shinzo Abe on 30 May 2019 when they were both Prime Ministers
Thongloun and his daughter with President of the United States Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, 2009
Thongloun with Russian President Vladimir Putin before the Moscow Victory Day Parade in Moscow, Russia, 9 May 2024