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The 12th National Congress of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party opened this morning in Vientiane to track achievements made in implementing the resolution of the 11th Party Congress under the leadership of the Party Central Committee over the past five years (2021-2025).
Scheduled for Jan 6-8, the meeting allows the participants to evaluate a draft political report and a draft report on the implementation of the 9th socio-economic development plan over the past five years.
Secretary-General of the Party Central Committee, Mr. Thongloun Sisoulith, at the opening of the 12th National Congress of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party in Vientiane on January 6, 2026.
The three-day National Congress will also outline a development roadmap and elect a new Party leadership to lead the nation’s overall tasks in the next five years (2025-2030).
Delivering his opening remarks, Secretary General of the Party Central Committee, Mr. Thongloun Sisoulith, welcomed the 835 delegates and 388 invited guests from state and private sectors attending the congress in Vientiane.
The 12th Congress is described as an event of major political and historical significance for both the Party and the nation.
The congress is being held under the theme “Enhancing the Party’s Strong Leadership, Proactively Building an Independent and Self-Reliant Economy, Continuing to Consolidate the People’s Democratic Regime, and Advancing towards Socialism.”
The Congress is scheduled to deliberate and adopt four key documents: the third Political Programme of the Party; the Political Report of the 11th Central Committee; the 10th Five-Year National Socio-Economic Development Plan (2026–2030) and revised Party Statutes for the 12th tenure.
These documents are expected to define the Party’s strategic direction, political and organizational line, and the country’s socio-economic development pathway in line with the realities of the Lao PDR.
The Congress will also elect the 12th Central Committee, the Party’s highest leading body for the upcoming term.
KPL
