Countries / Asia
LAO
Elections in Laos
communist dictatorship
Next election
date to be confirmed
SS
Sonexay Siphandone live
Head of government
In office since
30 December 2022
Head of state
Thongloun Sisoulith
Region
Asia
Next election
-
Government
communist dictatorship
Capital
Vientiane
Population
6 858 160
Country facts
Legislature
National Assembly
Established
1949
Currency
Lao kip
Official language
Lao
Capital
Vientiane
Region
Asia
Area
236,800 km2
Power transferspeacefulcontestedirregular
2022 - Phankham Viphavan Sonexay Siphandone
peaceful - no coup recorded
2021 - Thongloun Sisoulith Phankham Viphavan
peaceful - no coup recorded
Classification: Powell & Thyne Coup d'Etat Dataset, where available.
Profile from Wikidata - updated 2026-06-16.