National Progressive Party (Laos)

National Progressive Party
ພັກຊາດກ້າວຫນ້າ
LeaderSouvanna Phouma
Founder
  • Xieng Mao
  • Souvanna Phouma
  • Katay Don Sasorith
Founded1950
Dissolved1958
Merged intoLao People's Rally

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]

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. ^ a b 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. ^ a b 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. ^ a b 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.


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