National Progressive Party (Laos)

National Progressive Party (Lao: ພັກຊາດກ້າວຫນ້າ, romanized: Phak Xat Kao Na) was a political party in Laos in the 1950s. The party was founded in 1950 by former Lao Issara members Xieng Mao, Souvanna Phouma, and Katay Don Sasorith.^[1][2][3]

National Progressive Party ພັກຊາດກ້າວຫນ້າ
Leader	Souvanna Phouma
Founder	Xieng Mao Souvanna Phouma Katay Don Sasorith
Founded	1950
Dissolved	1958
Merged into	Lao People's Rally
Politics of Laos Political parties Elections

In the August 1951 elections for the National Assembly of Laos, the party won 19 of 39 seats, which was considered a landslide victory; in 1955, won with 23 of 39 seats.^[2] The party's leader, Souvanna Phouma, became prime minister.^[4][5]

Following the 1958 election, the party dissolved when it merged with the Independent Party into the Lao People's Rally.^[6][5][7]

Election history

Elections to the National Assembly of Laos^[8]

Election	First-preference votes	FPv%	Seats	Government
1951	unknown	N/A	19 / 39	Government
1955	unknown	N/A	22 / 39	Government
1958	unknown	N/A	26 / 60	Government following a merger with the Independent Party[7]

References

1. Matthew, Adam (1997). "Part 2: Laos, 1959-1963". Foreign Office files. United States of America. Series 2, Vietnam, 1959-1975 (PDF). Marlborough, Wiltshire, England: Adam Matthew Digital. p. 60. ISBN 9781857110982.
2. Al-Fahad, Maher Chassib Hatem (2019). "Internal Political Developments in Laos 1950 – 1954 and the French Position". opción - Revista de Ciencias Humanas y Sociales. 35 (20). University of Zulia: 2902, 2907, 2908. eISSN 2477-9385. ISSN 1012-1587.
3. Savada, Andrea Matles (1995). "The Pathet Lao". Laos: A Country Study (3rd ed.). Federal Research Division, Library of Congress. pp. 31–34. ISBN 9780844408323. LCCN 95017235. OCLC 32394600.
4. Ortiz de Zárate, Roberto (30 December 2022). "Political Leaders: Laos". zarate.eu. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
5. Cahoon, Ben. "Laos". worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
6. Fukui, Haruhiro (1985). Political Parties of Asia and the Pacific: Laos-Western Somoa. The Greenwood Historical Encyclopedia of the World's Political Parties. Greenwood Press. p. 690. ISBN 9780313213502.
7. Savada, Andrea Matles (1995). "The 1958 Elections". Laos: A Country Study (3rd ed.). Federal Research Division, Library of Congress. pp. 40–42. ISBN 9780844408323. LCCN 95017235. OCLC 32394600.
8. Nohlen, Dieter; Grotz, Florian; Hartmann, Christof (2001). Elections in Asia: A data handbook. Vol. 2. pp. 135–137. ISBN 0-19-924959-8.

Further reading

• Matthew, Adam (1997). "Part 2: Laos, 1959-1963". Foreign Office files. United States of America. Series 2, Vietnam, 1959-1975. Adam Matthew Digital. ISBN 9781857110982.
• Savada, Andrea Matles (1995). Laos: A Country Study (3rd ed.). Federal Research Division, Library of Congress. ISBN 9780844408323, LCCN 95-17235, OCLC 32394600.

External links

• World Statesmen: Laos