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Factbook > Countries > Laos > Government. Government type: communist state. Definition: This entry gives the basic form of government. Definitions of the major governmental terms are as follows.
Politics of Laos. The politics of the Lao People's Democratic Republic (commonly known as Laos) takes place in the framework of a one-party socialist republic. The only legal political party is the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP). The de jure head of state is President Bounnhang Vorachith, who also is LPRP general secretary making him the de facto leader of Laos. The head of government is Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith.