BANGKOK: Laos’ secretive communist rulers have chosen VicePresident Bounnhang Vorachith to steer the single-party government, as it assumes a year-long chairmanship of the Asean regional bloc.
Bounnhang, 78, was selected for the top position of party secretary-general, state media reported on Friday, replacing 79-year-old Choummaly Sayasone, who stepped down after a decade in power.
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