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Lao People’s Democratic Republic: Law on Election of National Assembly (1997)

Article 34
Candidates elected as members of the National Assembly

Candidates who are elected as members of the National Assembly are those with votes ranking from the first to the last number required for that region. If there is equal number of votes [2 candidates] for the last required Candidate, the election committees should select the more experienced candidate, but in case the two candidates are of equal experience, the elder candidate should be selected as the member of the National Assembly.