Lao election candidate numbers announced

The total number of candidates standing to be potential members of Laos’ National Assembly (NA) and Provincial/capital Assemblies (PAs) has been announced for the March 20 election.

But a list of their names has yet to be declared with all details of candidates for the NA and PAs expected be sorted before 15 February.

The Presidential Decree, signed by the Pr esident Choummaly Sayasone last week, stipulated the number of candidates who would contest to be members of the NA and PAs.

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