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Peace and Neutrality Party

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Peace and Neutrality Party
ສັນຕິພາບເປັນກາງ
AbbreviationSPK
PresidentQuinim Pholsena
Founded1956
Split fromNational Progressive Party

The Peace and Neutrality Party (Lao: ສັນຕິພາບເປັນກາງ, romanizedSantiphab Pen Kang) was a political party in Laos.

History

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The party was established by Quinim Pholsena in 1956 after he was expelled from the National Progressive Party.[1] In the supplementary elections in 1958 it won four seats after campaigning alongside the Lao Patriotic Front.[1]

The electoral law was amended prior to the 1960 elections, introducing a requirement for candidates to have a degree. This disqualified most of the party's leadership and it failed to win a seat.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Haruhiro Fukui (1985) Political parties of Asia and the Pacific, Greenwood Press, pp697–698