Is Laos A Unitary System Country Or Federal System Country?

Lao People’s Democratic Republic (2 December 1975)

I. Is Laos a unitary system country or federal system country?
The Lao People’s Democratic Republic, which is situated in Southeast Asia, shares borders with five countries; China to the north, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south, and Thailand and the Union of Myanmar to the west. It has a total area of 236,800 square kilometres, with a population of 6.492.400 million . 66.8 per cent of Lao population believe in Buddhism because 33.2 percent believe in other religions such Christianity, Islam, and so on. Economically, Laos is still one of Laos is one of the world’s poorest countries . The World Bank (2016) estimates that Laos’ GDP growth increases at least ‘7-8 per cent,’ and the annual
Vientiane, the capital city of Laos, is the centre of commerce and government as the government, conceivably, takes a new ideological model of China’s socio-economic development and administration for granted after the Soviet Union collapsed. First, Laos was wondering what type of Communism to follow up between Russian Communism and Chinese Communism, as an ideological model for its national socio-economic development. Even Laos is still called a communist country, it, indeed, acts differently from other communist countries [fundamentally North Korea with its close-door policy], thanks to Laos’ open-door policy linked to the region to become a land-linked country in the foreseeable future. It actively cooperates with ASEAN to promote peace, stability and security in the region and the globe much more successfully. Most interestingly, in practice private businesses are now based on Capitalism rather than Communism in the country since the National Law can protect businessmen’s rights and justice. Specifically, the current government has been providing special and specific economic zones in Laos to foreign businessmen with priorities for business purposes , due to a large increase of foreign
148), the area of foreign affairs has developed in a full comprehensive way, fostering the Lao PDR to actively engage with the international organizations in promoting peace, security, stability, friendship, and cooperation regionally and internationally. The Lao government has also adhered a foreign policy of “Peace, Independence, Friendship and Cooperation.” Ironically, the first constitution [as the first national law of Laos] is one of the major changes of the government structure after the liberation in 1975. The National Assembly (2006) emphasized that “the most important achievement of the People’s Supreme Assembly Second Legislature was to fulfill its political role in drafting the first Constitution of the Lao PDR which was adopted on August 14, 1991, by the sixth ordinary session of the People’s Supreme Assembly Second Legislature. The Second Legislature adopted 22 new and actively implemented a foreign relations policy that aimed to enhance cooperation with parliamentary organizations at international and regional level with friendly countries. ” The government has reformed its national administration and governance, the 8th National Socio-Economic Development Plan (2016-2020), the State Audit Organization (SAO) of the Lao PDR, which “was established in 1998 through Prime Ministerial decree. In July 2006, National Assembly approved Audit Law