Note: The Economist Democracy Index rates the country as “authoritarian.”
The annual Democracy Index 2020 report by the EIU gauges the success of electoral processes, functioning of the government, civil liberties, and political participation and culture.
Government
| Head of state (President) Head of Parliament (Prime Minister) | Thongloun Sisoulith (LPRP, Authoritarian|Left) Phankham Viphavanh (LPRP, Authoritarian|Left) |
| Paries in Government | LPRP (Authoritarian|Left) |
Parties
เบเบฑเบเบเบฐเบเบฒเบเบปเบเบเบฐเบเบดเบงเบฑเบเบฅเบฒเบง (LPRP)
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Lao People’s Revolutionary Party
Party Leader: Thongloun Sisoulith
Orientation: Authoritarian|Left
International Affiliation: International Meeting of Communist and Workers Parties