The Independent Party ( lo, ພັກເສຣີ, Phak Seri) was a political party in

Laos Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist ...

History

The party was established by members of

Lao Issara The Lao Issara ( lo, ລາວອິດສະລະ ) was an anti-French, nationalist movement formed on 12 October 1945 by Prince Phetsarath. This short-lived movement emerged after the Japanese defeat in World War II and became the government ...

in 1945.Haruhiro Fukui (1985) ''Political parties of Asia and the Pacific'', Greenwood Press, p688 Led by

Phoui Sananikone Phoui Sananikone ( lo, ຜຸຍ ຊະນະນິກອນ; 6 September 1903, in Laos – 4 December 1983, in Paris) locally known as Phagna Houakhong () was a politician and served as Prime Minister of thKingdom of Laosfrom 1950 to 1951 and 1958 ...

, the party was involved in post-war governments, with Phoui appointed Minister of Health, Education and Welfare in 1947, and served as Prime Minister in 1950 and 1951. The party won ten seats in the 1951 parliamentary elections, but was reduced to seven seats in the 1955 elections. Prior to the 1958 supplementary elections the party held talks with the National Progressive Party about an electoral pact in order to counter the

Lao Patriotic Front The Pathet Lao ( lo, ປະເທດລາວ, translit=Pa thēt Lāo, translation=Lao Nation), officially the Lao People's Liberation Army, was a communist political movement and organization in Laos, formed in the mid-20th century. The group ...

. However, the parties failed to agree on a joint list, and split their vote, resulting in the Patriotic Front winning the most seats. The two merged later in the year to form the

Lao People's Rally The Lao People's Rally ( lo, ລາວລວມລາວ ''Lao Ruam Lao'') was a political party in Laos. History The party was established in June 1958 as a merger of the National Progressive Party and the Independent Party following their def ...

.Fukui, p690

References

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