VIENTIANE, March 23 (Xinhua) -- The first session of the 10th Lao National Assembly elected Sonexay Siphandone, a member of the Political Bureau of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party Central Committee, as prime minister on Monday.

Sonexay Siphandone, the new prime minister of Laos, addresses the National Assembly (NA) meeting in Vientiane, Laos, Dec. 30, 2022. (File photo: Xinhua)