The people’s administrative power and democratic regime

The People’s Assembly, first legislature, fulfilled its role of rallying national unity and concord among the people of various social strata and ethnic groups, while the second legislature promulgated the Constitution and a number of laws.

After the promulgation of the Constitution on August 15, 1991, the Party’s comprehensive and principled restructuring policy and principles have been used to determine the role, rights and obligations of each organisation. This has helped consolidate the Party’s leadership role, and improve and strengthen management of State organisations. To this end, the Lao PDR has improved its administrative regime as follows:

The legislative branch, formerly called the Supreme People’s Assembly, is now called the National Assembly, and the local People’s Assemblies have been eliminated. Representing the rights of the people, from the first to the current sixth legislature, this legislative body has made a number of important decisions at national level. These include adopting the Constitution and 42 laws. The National Assembly has also elected the Republic’s presidents and vice-presidents, elected the presidents of the People’s Supreme Court, and the presidents of the people’s prosecution; approved the nomination and composition of the government; ratified a number of international legal instruments; approved socio-economic development plans and state budgets; and granted Lao nationality to a number of foreigners.

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