The 11th National Congress of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) was held in
Vientiane
Vientiane ( , ; lo, ວຽງຈັນ, ''Viangchan'', ) is the capital and largest city of Laos. Vientiane is divided administratively into 9 cities with a total area of only approx. 3,920 square kilometres and is located on the banks of ...
from 13 to 15 January 2021. The congress occurs once every five years. A total of 768 delegates represented the party's nearly 350,000 card-carrying members.
The intention of the meeting was, according to LPRP General Secretary
Bounnhang Vorachit
Bounnhang Vorachit ( lo, ບຸນຍັງ ວໍລະຈິດ; born 15 August 1938) is a Laotian politician. He was previously General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party and President of Laos from 2016 to 2021.
Early life
Boun ...
, to "review together the implementation of the resolution of the 10th National Party Congress and generally evaluate the creating of foundations for marching toward socialism over the past years; learn useful lessons and make agreement on directions, policy and guidance on the national socio-economic development plan for years to come to ensure the continued nurturing of people’ democratic regime and creating of foundations for marching toward socialism".
Meeting plan
* Political Report of the LPRP Central Committee
* Ninth Five-year Socio-economic Development Plan for 2021–2025
* Amendment to the party's constitution
* Election of the 11th LPRP Central Committee
References
Congresses of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party
2021 in Laos
2021 conferences
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