The Lao People's Rally ( lo, ລາວລວມລາວ ''Lao Ruam Lao'') 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 in June 1958 as a merger of the National Progressive Party and the Independent Party following their defeat in the 1958 supplementary elections.Haruhiro Fukui (1985) ''Political parties of Asia and the Pacific'', Greenwood Press, p690 The new party held 36 seats and one of its leaders,

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 ...

, became Prime Minister in August 1958. However, it was reduced to 17 seats in the 1960 elections. Following the elections

Souvanna Phouma Prince Souvanna Phouma (; 7 October 1901 – 10 January 1984) was the leader of the neutralist faction and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Laos several times (1951–1954, 1956–1958, 1960, and 1962–1975). Early life Souvanna Phouma was the s ...

became the party's leader, although by then it was effectively defunct.

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