Laotian parliamentary election, 1997

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Parliamentary elections were held in Laos on 21 December 1997.^[1] A total of 159 candidates contested the 99 seats, all but four of which were Lao People's Revolutionary Party members. The LPRP emerged victorious, winning 98 seats.^[2] Voter turnout was reported to be 99.4%.^[1]

Results

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