9th National Congress of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party
Date | 17–21 March 2011 (5 days) |
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Participants | 576 delegates (of which 56 were members of the 8th Central Committee) |
Outcome | The election of the 9th Central Committee |
The 9th Congress of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) was held in Vientiane from 17–21 March 2011. The congress occurs once every five years. A total of 576 delegates represented the party's 191,700 card-carrying members.
Proceedings
Day 1 (17 March)
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Before the congress, delegates paid tribute to
Both Choummaly and Thongsing were optimistic of the future, with Choummaly stating that the key for Lao industrialization lay in taking the appropriate steps, by prioritizing sectors which have most potential; "We give priority to the processing of agriculture and forest products and energy development, including hydropower, in parallel with forestry protection and alternative energy".[4] As decided by the congress, the 7th five-year plan (2011–2016) targets growth of at least 8 per cent per year, to reach a national per capita income of US$1,700, increasing rice production to 4.2 million tonnes and tourist arrivals of 2.8 million by 2015, reduce family poverty levels to less than 10 percent and eliminate illiteracy among ethnic people aged 15–24 years.[4]
Day 2–3 (18–19 March)
The second and third day were spent on speeches by representatives from different sectors on the achievements which were made during the previous five-years.
Day 4 (20 March)
During day 4, the delegates elected the
Day 5 (21 March)
The newly elected 9th Central Committee convened for its 1st plenum on 21 March to elect the party's 9th Politburo and 9th Secretariat.[9] Two members from the 8th Politburo retired (these were Sisavat Keobounphanh and Saman Vinhaket).[9] The 9th Politburo was composed of 11-members, while the 9th Secretariat contained 9-members.[9] Bounthong Chitmany was elected the Chairman of the party's Inspection Committee.[9] Choummaly was unanimously reelected the party's General Secretary.[10] The 1st plenum approved the resolution of the 9th Congress, that is, the 7th five-year plan for socio-economic development and in general, the goals targeted the next five years.[9]
Choummaly closed the 9th Congress with a speech.
Acknowledgement
According to the Chinese state-owned
References
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