Association of Northern Deputies

Laos

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The Association of Northern Deputies was a political party in Laos.

History

Originally known as the Vientiane Group,^[1] the party won nine seats in the 1965 elections, and also did well in the 1967 elections, after which it was renamed the Association of Northern Deputies.^[1] MPs from other regions of the country joined it and the party formed an alliance with the Lao Neutralist Party, supporting Prime Minister Souvanna Phouma's government.^[1]

References

1 2 3 Haruhiro Fukui (1985) Political parties of Asia and the Pacific, Greenwood Press, p685

Political parties in Laos

Lao People's Revolutionary Party

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